World in Prayer- October 23, 2014 God of creation, God of healing, God of all people everywhere, prayer comes with difficulty this day. Words seem somehow so inadequate to express the confusion…the anger…the fear which seems to fill hearts and minds of people in all parts of your world. What comes to the surface […]
Trusting in Your Power and Grace: Prayers for Ebola’s Orphans, the Nepal Avalanches, and Kobane (October 16, 2014)
“Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” –Matthew 22:22 NRSV God of majesty, your glory and wonder fills all of creation. In all corners of your world, beauty, truth and wonder abound. Sadly, there are times when we seem to forget that you, and you alone, are the great Creator […]
Let There Be Light: Prayers on Secret Trade Deals and Mexico’s Disappeared (October 9, 2014)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines […]
Calm the Storm Again: A Prayer for a War Torn and Terror Filled World (September 25, 2014)
“In the spring, when Kings go forth to war…..” (2 Samuel 11:1) Loving God, we look to your word for guidance, learning from the good and the bad, the best and the worst. Sadly, we learn that war has been ever thus. And here we are again. We have learned that Kings and leaders […]
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 […]
Thy Will Be Done: Prayers for Ferguson, Ukraine, and Kashmir’s Floods (September 4, 2014)
O God of every tradition, we pray thy will be done. We are assaulted second by second throughout the 24-hour news cycle by words and images that describe so many ways in which it is not done: Nation and would-be nation bargain over beheaded journalists in the Middle East Nation and nation rattle sabers over […]
Courageous Spirits and Compassionate Hearts: Prayers for Donetsk, Ebola, and Those Held Hostage (August 28, 2014)
Gathered together, surrounded by the grace of the Holy One, we enter into this time of prayer seeking Divine wisdom and courage to live faithfully and justly. Let us join together in prayer. Creator God, we feel your Spirit move among us in the gentle breeze, in the ocean waves, and in the colors of […]
God of Grace and God of Mercy: Prayers for Iraq’s Yazidis and for Gaza (August 7, 2014)
God of grace and God of mercy, be among us. So much evil is done in your name, O God. So much that is not favorable in your sight is done in your name. We know that you are love; we know you loathe the ugliness humans create. God of grace and God of mercy, […]
For the Healing of the Nations: A Prayer for the Children of Syria (July 31, 2014)
Is anything too hard for the Lord? Genesis 18:14 Healing of the nations. I watched a documentary on BBC TV called “The Children of Syria,” which followed children for several months from all sides in the war. Watching them parrot the hate for their former friends as taught them by their adult family and community […]
So Many Treasures Are Hidden: Prayers After MH17 and the Taiwan Plane Crash (July 24, 2014)
So many treasures are hidden Lord: When we gave thanks along with the mother whose 2 sons were saved by the actions of a stranger, Reis Leming, in East Anglia in 1953, we were not to know that one would became a professor in Cambridge, England; the other a professor in MIT. Lord, we […]