Hello? God? Are you there? Like Thomas before me, I believe. But, I need you to help my unbelief. I spend so much of my time looking forward to completing the task at hand. Yet, when it’s done the joy is short-lived. Swallowed up by the pressure of the next task to be completed; lost […]
Lord, Speak to Me That I May Speak: Prayers for Somalia’s Hungry and for Those Who Answer the Call (May 12, 2016)
Loving God, we pray for your guidance, yea even for your insistence, that we learn from the distillation of meaningful description of the lives of those whose example we would follow. When we feel weak, remind us we are no weaker than Moses who as an infant was condemned to death by Pharaoh with all […]
Love One Another: Prayers for Fort McMurray’s Wildfire Evacuees and Refugees Held on Nauru (May 5, 2016)
“You move us to delight in praising You; for You have formed us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in You.” -St Augustine of Hippo in ‘Confessions’ “(Humans) are the ultimate paradox: the finite made for the infinite.” -Archbishop Desmond Tutu in ‘God has a Dream – a vision of […]
Risen One, You Are Here: Prayers for the Chibok Girls, Child Soldiers, and Attawapiskat (April 14, 2016)
“While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.” –Luke 24:15-16 Risen one, you are here. Here, as we look at the video released this week by the Boko Haram group in Nigeria, that appears to show some of the 276 girls […]
God, Forgive Me for Good Friday: An Easter Prayer After the Lahore Park Bombing (March 27, 2016)
Today, it is Easter. Today, this day, every day, Christ is risen, the world is made new, and we celebrate God’s triumph over evil and death. Today, at least 60 people were killed and many more injured–most of them women and children–in an apparent suicide bombing at a park in Lahore, Pakistan. Today, remembering that the […]
This: A Lenten Prayer in Photographs of Refugee Children in Croatia, Serbia, and Uganda (March 4, 2016)
This. World in Prayer doesn’t post photographs. Ever. We don’t include photographs with our prayers, because: We don’t have the resources or expertise to verify that photos are authentic – unaltered, not staged, genuinely of the place/event they purport to show, really taken by the named photographer. News photos are copyrighted. They cannot be reproduced […]
For Such a Time as This: Prayers After the Chibok Bombings, the Kabul Attack, and Damascus (February 4, 2016)
“Do not think that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silence at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter, but you and your father’s family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to […]
He Came Down That We May Have Peace: An Epiphany Prayer for Persecuted Christians (January 7, 2016)
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;…” “I have summoned you by name; you are mine. Do not be afraid, for I am with you;” Isaiah 43: 1 & 5 “Why did he come? He came down that we may have love, … peace, … joy.” Cameroon (Africa) Carol As we celebrate the Baptism […]
A Weak and Vulnerable Infant: An Advent Prayer for Refugees and Detained Children (December 17, 2015)
Almighty God, we worship you, as you make your way into the world as a weak and vulnerable infant. Prepare us to receive you in our country, in our home, and in our heart. We pray for all those who are weak and vulnerable, and who need help from those around them. As we look […]
Darkness in Our World and Hope for Your Light: An All Saints Prayer for South Sudan (October 29, 2015)
Gracious and Good God, we come towards All Saints’ Day with darkness in our world and with hope for your light. We pray for the saints who have entered your kingdom who healed individuals and neighborhoods. We pray for those angels among us: those who feed the hungry, comfort the aggrieved, and love their neighbors. […]
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