“And yet, there is only One great thing, The only thing: To live to see in huts and on journeys The great day that dawns And the light that fills the world.” – Inuit song of blessing Oh God of great mystery and God of the hearth and home. God of the seas and those […]
All Rainbow Sheep Are Welcomed: A Prayer for Pride, Elders, Refugees, and Indigenous History Month (June 11, 2026)
Eternal God, We praise you for all the beauty that the month of June brings to us as people of faith. As the Creative Creator who displays majesty through the tapestry of human experience, we celebrate all those who are on the spectrum of gender and sexual expressions. This month, as many around the world […]
For the Beauty of the Earth: Prayers for Lebanon, Sudan’s Famine, and Creatures Rescued (May 7, 2026)
God of All of the Nations of the World, we are in awe at the beauty of the earth, the flowers and fruitfulness in springtime, the warmth of summer sunshine, the harvest of crops, and the turning colors of the deciduous leaves in autumn, the white snow and clear ice of winter. We are grateful […]
How Beautiful on the Mountains: Good News from Guatemala’s Seed Banks to Iceland’s Ramps (April 30, 2026)
“How beautifully on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” Isaiah 52:7 In a world where war and other forms of violence touch the lives of the innocent, the fallen, the courageous, and the […]
Sparks of Hope: Prayers for Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa, Floods in Vietnam, and Sudan’s El Fasher (October 30, 2025)
Holy One, centre of our being and hope of the world, we turn to you in times of trouble, in times of joy, and in all the times in between. Today, let us lay down our burdens before you, for a world in turmoil and grief. We pray for Jamaica after the devastation of Hurricane […]
A World Where Beauty Surrounds Us: A Prayer of Gratitude for Mountains, Reefs, and Rainforests (October 2, 2025)
Precious Love, Believer of all that is good, You created a world where beauty surrounds us. We give You thanks For every gift brings us closer to You. We practice gratitude: From the stunning granite peaks in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, to the home of the world’s greatest vertical drop on Mount Thor, […]
Each Light, Each Dark: A Solstice Prayer from Stonehenge to Machu Picchu (June 19, 2025)
My God, my love, my encircler, Each day, each night, Each light, each dark, Be near me, uphold me, My treasure, my truth -John Philip Newell God of light and darkness, you give us seasons, reminding us of your presence in the bleak as well as the brilliance. In these days of chaos and skepticism, […]
Do Not Conform to the Pattern of This World: Prayers for Gaza, Beirut, Cuba and the Travel Moon (October 24, 2024)
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will. — Romans 12:2 O Lord, renew our minds and with that clarity set us toward your perfect will. […]
Co-Guardians of a Fragile Planet: A Prayer in the Season of Creation for Floods, Drought, and Hunger (September 26, 2024)
“Prayer is nothing else than a sense of God’s presence.” ~ Brother Laurence (lay brother, Paris, France 1614-1691) “Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God.” ~ Mother Theresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) “We have to pray with our eyes on God and not on the difficulties.” ~ Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) “I (Jesus) tell you, […]
A Jubilee Time for Earth: Prayers for Floods in China and Bangladesh and the Pacific Islands (August 29, 2024)
The Season of Creation – celebrated annually by many Christian denominations from September 1 (the Day of Prayer for Creation) through October 4 (the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi) – invites us to see the divine presence in all of creation. It invites us to listen deeply to the cries of the earth and […]
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