Loving and ever-present God, we come before you this week bringing all that we are seeking your presence, your love, your wisdom, and your grace. We do not have to look far to see the brokenness and pain in the world, from health struggles to concerns about our finances, many of us bring fears and […]
Code Red for Humanity: Prayers for Wildfires, Famine in Tigray and Madagascar, and Afghanistan (August 12, 2021)
Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name. Lord, Creator of the world, the time has gone when we can glibly say we are sorry for the way we treat the beautiful world you have given us. Following the Climate change report, ‘Code Red for Humanity’ of 9th August 2021, and the Water […]
Be Still and Know: Prayers for LGBT+ Equality, Africa’s Vaccine Gap, and the Heat Dome (July 1, 2021)
My mind is overloaded and whirling. My mind is blank. My rational mind is leaping from one world event, so often catastrophes and suffering, to the next of fear and injustice. A sense of overwhelming helplessness and anger threatens to engulf me. My soul whispers, “Be still, and know that I am God…. and there […]
We Are Uncertain, Lord: An Advent Prayer for Joy in Venezuela, India, and Iraq (December 10, 2020)
Dear God, We know this above all things – your steadfast love endures beyond all things here on this earth and beyond this earth. We know this, and yet we still struggle. We know that we are your people, and we also know that you most certainly are our God. Although we know we can […]
Your Kingdom Come: Prayers for Drought in Zimbabwe, Violence in Cameroon, and War in Syria (February 20, 2020)
World News in Prayer – Thursday, February 20, 2020 We offer our prayers for the growth of God’s kingdom in our world today, uniting our voices with Christ, who perfects our prayers. Let us pray. Holy Rock, when our world trembles and quakes, when plagues of locusts take over, and when drought and wildfires wreak […]
Arise, Shine: Looking for Light in Wuhan, Auschwitz, and Australia’s Bushfires (January 30, 2020)
Arise, shine, for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth And thick darkness is over the peoples, But the Lord rises upon you And his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your dawn. Isaiah […]
Do Justice, Love Kindness: Prayers for Dr. King’s Legacy, China, and Australia’s Fires (January 23, 2020)
He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 Dear God, Sometimes it feels that this world is full of so much chaos that we forget to take the time […]
Anticipate the Coming Light: An Advent Prayer for Samoa’s Measles Outbreak and the Whakaari Eruption (December 12, 2019)
During this season of Advent, this season of waiting, we are called to anticipate the fulfillment of God’s reign. Advent is a chance for each one of us to practice the reign of God in the way we meet and treat one another. As we prepare for this time of prayer, let us anticipate the […]
As a Mother Comforts Her Child: Prayers for Ebola in DR Congo and Drought in India and Zimbabwe (July 18, 2019)
As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. Isaiah 66:13 Mother God, How grateful we are, Lord, for your constant presence in our lives as we walk as little children on this earth. As we look around this world and see the awful things which happen […]
For the Least of These: Prayers for Uighur Muslims, Madagascar Prisons and a Hurricane in Mexico (October 25, 2018)
Then the king will say to those on his right, “My father has blessed you! Come and receive the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world was created. When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a […]