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For an end to war and conflict, especially in Gaza, Thailand, Cambodia, Colombia, South Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Ethiopia…

For all victims of gun violence, especially in Minneapolis, MN…

For business owners and leaders, facing increased costs and challenges…

For victims of flooding and landslides in Vietnam and Thailand…

For police officers and military personnel…

For immigrants coming to the US to escape violence in their countries of origin…

For those without a home or secure housing and those who serve them…

For those seeking meaningful work and all who are unemployed, underemployed, or retired…

For students transitioning to college and for the staff and faculty who care for them in these spaces, especially at our ELCA Colleges and Universities…

For an end to war and conflict, especially in Gaza, Thailand, Cambodia, Colombia, South Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Ethiopia…

For victims of gun violence, especially in Atlanta, GA and Austin, TX…

For those without secure housing and those criminalized for being homeless…

For flash flooding in Wisconsin, evacuations in Alaska, and all facing storms and flooding…
For nurses and healthcare workers, especially those serving on the frontlines of war and conflict…

For safety for journalists who bring stories and awareness to the tragedy of war…

For all marriages, relationships, and family groupings that reflect mutual love and trust…

For an end to war and conflict, especially in Gaza, Thailand, Cambodia, Colombia, South Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Ethiopia…

For victims of gun violence, especially in Atlanta, GA and Austin, TX…

For those without secure housing and those criminalized for being homeless…

For flash flooding in Wisconsin, evacuations in Alaska, and all facing storms and flooding…

For nurses and healthcare workers, especially those serving on the frontlines of war and conflict…

For safety for journalists who bring stories and awareness to the tragedy of war…

For all marriages, relationships, and family groupings that reflect mutual love and trust…

For an end to war and conflict, especially in Gaza, Thailand, Cambodia, Colombia, South Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Ethiopia…

For swift and accessible aid to those suffering starvation in Gaza…

For an end to political division within the United States and for a united vision that prioritizes the needs of the most vulnerable among us…

For those affected by gun violence, especially in Anaconda, MT, Los Angeles, CA, and Fort Stewart, GA…

For favorable conditions that aid in controlling wildfires and for those suffering the effects of poor air quality..

For victims of flash flooding in northern India…
In thanksgiving for all leaders of congregations, synods, and churchwide ministries…

For an end to war, violence, and genocide across the world, especially in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen, India, Pakistan, Thailand, and Cambodia…

For those at risk of famine and starvation in Gaza, and for those who work to provide aid and relief…

For victims of violence, especially in New York City, NY, Reno, NV, and Traverse City, MI…

For those who are still missing in the aftermath of flooding in Texas, and for the ongoing work of search and rescue teams…

For those experiencing deadly flooding in Beijing, China, and for all places affected by severe weather…

For those facing the aftermath of the eastern Russia earthquake, and for all evacuees in the region…

For Presiding Bishop-elect Yehiel Curry, for Presiding Bishop Eaton, and for the ELCA in this season of leadership transition…

In thanksgiving for the Spirit’s wisdom and guidance during ELCA Churchwide Assembly…

In gratitude for the volunteers, convention center staff, and Churchwide staff who made ELCA Churchwide Assembly possible…

For an end to war, violence, and genocide across the world, especially in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen, India, and Pakistan…

For the ongoing work of first responders and relief organizations, including Lutheran Disaster Response in Kerr County, Texas, and in all places affected by natural disasters…

For those experiencing or anticipating storms and floods in the Northeast US and in the Gulf region…

For the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada who has elected the Rev. Dr. Larry Kochendorfer to serve as its fifth National Bishop and in thanksgiving for the ministry of outgoing National Bishop Susan Johnson…

For our own church and the discernment of voting members who will soon elect a new Presiding Bishop and Secretary of the ELCA…

For those affected by recent ICE raids in Camarillo, California, including those injured and killed…

For all victims of sexual abuse and assault…

For those killed and injured in a recent fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts…

For an end to war, violence, and genocide across the world, especially in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen, India, and Pakistan…

For the ongoing work of first responders and relief organizations, including Lutheran Disaster Response in Kerr County, Texas, and in all places affected by natural disasters…

For those experiencing or anticipating storms and floods in the Northeast US and in the Gulf region…

For the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada who has elected the Rev. Dr. Larry Kochendorfer to serve as its fifth National Bishop and in thanksgiving for the ministry of outgoing National Bishop Susan Johnson…

For our own church and the discernment of voting members who will soon elect a new Presiding Bishop and Secretary of the ELCA…

For those affected by recent ICE raids in Camarillo, California, including those injured and killed…

For all victims of sexual abuse and assault…

For those killed and injured in a recent fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts…

For an end to war, violence, and genocide across the world, especially in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen, India, and Pakistan…

For those affected by Tropical Storm Chantal in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, and the threat of flooding…

For those grieving loss of life in the aftermath of severe flooding in Texas, and for the work of first responders and relief agencies…

For all victims of gun violence, including those affected by recent shootings in Albany (NY), Philadelphia, and Chicago over the holiday weekend…

For those who are uninsured and who do not have access to healthcare, and those who are at risk of losing health insurance…

For our neighbors and community members who depend on food assistance programs and other social services whose future funding is uncertain…

For the safety of families and individuals who travel this summer…

For all who are in the final stages of planning for the ELCA Churchwide Assembly beginning later this month…

For an end to war, violence, and genocide across the world, especially in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen, India, and Pakistan…

For the victims of the most recent attack on a waterfront cafe in Gaza City, and for a lasting peace in Palestine and Israel…

For all victims of gun violence, especially in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho and Chicago, Illinois…

For the victims of a fire at a pharmaceutical factory in Southern India…

For those grieving the loss of life after the crash of Air India flight AI171…

For the safety of those traveling, gathering with family and friends, and celebrating this holiday weekend…

For veterans of war and all who suffer from PTSD…

For those with limited or threatened access to healthcare…

For an end to racism, poverty, and hatred…

For an end to war, violence, and genocide across the world, especially in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen, India, and Pakistan…

For de-escalation of violence between Israel and Iran…

For those affected by volcanic eruptions in Indonesia…

For the close of the G7 summit and the forthcoming NATO summit…

For all in the path of Hurricane Erick in the eastern Pacific…

For those facing threats of extreme heat…

For all victims of gun violence, especially those who mourn following recent attacks on lawmakers and their families in Minnesota…

For immigrants, advocates, and legal professionals…

For safety, justice, and peace amidst protests and demonstrations…

For the health and well-being of LGBTQIA+ youth…

For the safety of families and individuals who travel this summer…

For Young Adults in Global Mission making preparations this summer for their upcoming year of service…

For justice and peace among nations where war and violence rage, especially Ukraine and Russia, Palestine and Israel, Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen, India and Pakistan…

For victims of gun violence, especially members of the Israeli embassy staff in Washington D.C. and those killed in Waterbury, Connecticut…

For the aftermath of the glacier collapse in Blatten, Switzerland…

For those in need of affordable and accessible health care and food resources…

For immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees…

For international students seeking to pursue their education in the United States…

For LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities at the outset of Pride Month…

For synods of the ELCA as they gather in their assemblies, that the Spirit would enliven and guide them…

For justice and peace among nations where war and violence rage, especially Ukraine and Russia, Palestine and Israel, Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen, India and Pakistan…

For all victims of gun violence, especially in Durban, South Africa; Mexico City, Mexico…

For victims of the bombing of the Palm Springs, CA fertility clinic…

For relief and recovery efforts following severe storms in the midwestern and eastern United States…

For all who grieve a loved one on Memorial Day, and for those who serve in the armed forces…

For graduating students and for all whose academic years are drawing to a close…
For synods of the ELCA as they gather in their assemblies…

For justice and peace among nations where war and violence rage, especially Ukraine and Russia, Palestine and Israel, Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen, India and Pakistan…

For de-escalation of hostilities and a lasting peace between India and Pakistan…

For all affected by wildfires in Minnesota and Arizona, and flooding in Maryland…

For all in need of affordable and accessible healthcare…

For the financial well-being and sustainability of social service agencies, feeding programs, and anti-poverty initiatives…

For the vocation of colleges and universities, and for all faculty, staff, and students…

For Pope Leo XIV and the global Roman Catholic church…

For synods of the ELCA as they gather in their assemblies…

For graduating students in this season of transition…