World in Prayer

Sharing in God’s loving compassion for all

With Persecutions: A Prayer for Christians Killed Near Aleppo and for Quiet Acts of Mercy (October 9, 2015)

Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God.” … “Truly I tell you there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not […]

Be Still and Know That I Am God: A Prayer for Peace Talks in Afghanistan and the Iran Agreement (July 16, 2015)

“Be still, and know that I am God!     I am exalted among the nations,     I am exalted in the earth.” -Psalm 46:10 (NRSV)   In the midst of the tasks of life, the busy-ness, the rush, the never-ending to-do lists, it is easy to lose sight of you, O God. Still us now, so that […]

That We Might Be One: A Prayer Confessing Our Disunity Across Creed, Race, and Doctrine (May 14, 2015)

Dear God, “Lord have mercy,” we often cry out. “Christ have mercy,” we hasten to add, as if knowing how much we wound your loving spirit.  We know the best challenges you have given us when you dared us to love our enemies, to be perfect, to forgive 70 times 7, and to turn the […]

Lift Up the Light of Your Countenance: For Migrants Drowned Near Italy and for Yemen (April 16, 2015)

Many are saying, “Oh, that we might see better times!” Lift up the light of your countenance upon us, O LORD.     – Psalm 4:6   In this season of resurrection, lift up the light of your countenance upon us, O Lord, that we may see your risen Son, Jesus Christ, who walks with us, […]

Even Today Light Is Still Being Created: After the Garissa University Attack (April 9, 2015)

Loving God, we pray for the opportunity to join you in the work of creation. The Bible declares that creation occurred first with light, when the world was full of emptiness and disorder. We look around and see disorder of our own time: in the United States, we are shocked by the cell phone recording […]

That We May All Be One: A Prayer for Christian Unity and for Paris (January 15, 2015)

Throughout the world, this Sunday marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and so together we pray for the church of Christ, that we may all be one. Litany of Thanksgiving Because I love you, O my people, I was born in Bethlehem. They called me Emmanuel, for I am God […]

Your Kingdom Come: A New Year Prayer of Rededication to Justice and Peace (January 1, 2015)

Gracious God, our lives are new every morning. Each day we are given opportunities to love you and to love the people you send to us. As we begin a new year, we use this moment to rededicate ourselves to your service and our gifts and talents towards creating your kingdom in this world.  Your […]

May There Be Peace: A Prayer for the International Day of Peace (September 18, 2014)

As the UN marks the International Day of Peace and the World Council of Churches invites us to join the International Day of Prayer for Peace this September 21st, let us pray for peace in our hearts and minds, in our families, in our communities, in our nations, and throughout the world. Our Lord Jesus […]