World in Prayer

Sharing in God’s loving compassion for all

Let There Be Peace on Earth: Prayers for US and Iran Talks, Ukraine, and the Ebola Epidemic (June 4, 2026)

Dear Heavenly Father, We come before you with humble hearts, asking for your peace and guidance. In a time when division, conflict, and misunderstanding seem to separate people, we pray that you would unite us in love, compassion, and respect. End wars as only your message of perfect love can. Unify your children as only […]

Prayers on the Day of Peace: Typhoon Ragasa, Justice for Women, and the Imprisoned (September 25, 2025)

Loving God, We come before you today knowing that we do not always have the words or even know how to pray when life feels heavy. For many of us, despite knowing your existence, and your unfailing love and compassion on your people, it’s hard to see your handprints in a world that is chaotic, […]

Watch Over Your Children: A Prayer of Anger and Trust for All Nations (July 3, 2025)

A note from this week’s writer: These aren’t the prayers I woke up thinking I would write this week. These aren’t even the prayers I particularly want to pray. But maybe – just maybe – after the U.S. government today proved it only cares about making the richest even richer and more powerful at the […]

Peace Be With You: A Prayer for the World as Pope Leo XIV Begins (May 15, 2025)

A week ago today, Christians around the world, Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox Christians alike, held their collective breath waiting for white smoke, the signal that a new pope had been chosen in Rome, Italy. Just a short while after the smoke signaled that the conclave had unified around one name, Robert Francis Prevost, the cardinal […]

A Little Bit of Mercy: Prayers Remembering Pope Francis and the Kashmir Attack (April 24, 2025)

The world lost a great leader this week – Pope Francis – head of the Catholic Church since 2013 until his death at the age of 88 on April 21st, just one day after giving his Easter address. Although World in Prayer provides ecumenical prayers, this week, in honour of the man who brought liberation […]

For Every Child on This Planet: Prayers Against Abuse, Trafficking, and Gun Violence (February 27, 2025)

O Mighty Warrior, our hearts are breaking, there is fire in our veins, and we wrestle with demons when we close our eyes at night. Our children are facing atrocities that could break the strongest of humans. We are killing them in mind, body, spirit. Please hear us beg for mercy…for every child on this […]

Do You Believe This: Prayers for Christian Unity, Gaza, the Uyghurs and a Warming World (January 23, 2025)

Writer’s Note:  Every year, the northern hemisphere recognizes a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity between 18 January and 25 January.  This focus on Christian unity recognizes Jesus’ prayer in John chapter 17 that the church “may all be one … so that the world may believe.”  For 2025, Christians around the world were encouraged […]

Lord, Hear Our Prayers: World Communion Sunday, Hurricane Milton, and the Headlines of War (October 10, 2024)

“All who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgment against themselves.” (1 Corinthians 11:29) “Even when our cups run dry, God’s grace overflows. Even when our plates are empty, God’s generosity overflows. And even when our hearts are barren, God’s love overflows. Friends, you have been called and claimed by the […]

For a Leader: Blessings for Claudia Sheinbaum, Robert Fico, Pope Francis and LGBTQ Leaders (June 6, 2024)

You, most beloved God, are the leader of all that ever was and all that will ever be. You are a witness to the beauty that comes from a thoughtful leader and the violence and unrest that is born from an unhealthy leader. We seek your wisdom, your patience, your tenderness. Using excerpts from John […]