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For all those affected by war and armed conflict around the world, especially in Iran, Gaza, Ethiopia, Syria, South Sudan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, and Myanmar…

For midterm elections and for democratic elections around the world…

For ongoing student protests in France, Albania, and India…

For Christa Pike and all those impacted by the death penalty…

For victims of a school roof collapse in Pakistan…

For Pope Leo XIV and his cancer diagnosis…

For those in the path of Hurricane Simon and all those affected by natural disasters…

For all those affected by gun violence, sexual violence, and race-based violence…

For the ongoing courage and renewal of the church, led by the Holy Spirit…

For all those affected by war and armed conflict around the world, especially in Iran, Gaza, Ethiopia, Syria, South Sudan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, and Myanmar…

For the three-year anniversary of the attacks in Gaza…

For elections and political transitions around the world…

For lawmakers and courts of law…

For all affected by the spread of disease…

For safety amidst ongoing student protests in France…

For flooding in Spain and all affected by natural disasters…

For all in the path of Tropical Storm Isaias…

For Nobel Prize recipients and all gifts of discovery, research, and curiosity…

For peace and reconciliation among the nations, especially in Iran, Gaza, Ethiopia, Yemen, South Sudan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, and Myanmar…

For an end to genocide across the world…

For flooding in southwestern Ohio and all those affected by natural disasters…

For Luther Seminary and all seminaries navigating reimagination or relocation…

For the United Nations General Assembly and for all agencies working for peace…

For victims of gun violence, especially in Ontario, Canada and Durban, South Africa…

For immigrants and all marginalized populations who live in fear of violence…

For those in the path of Tropical Storm Nolo…

For all in need of access to affordable healthcare…

For peace and reconciliation among the nations, especially in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Mali, South Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela…

For medical professionals, researchers, and all navigating the Ebola outbreak in central Africa…

For a spirit of camaraderie and community during major global sporting events…

For awareness, advocacy, and an end to human trafficking…
For the G7 summit, global politics, and the interconnectedness of people and nations..

For the families of those killed in airplane crashes in Texas, California, and Missouri…

For all impacted by the 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia…

For those affected by storms and severe weather…

For those evacuated and those fighting wildfires in eastern Washington…

For justice, compassion, and human rights for immigrants, refugees, those who are detained, and all who travel…

For fathers, caregivers, and those for whom parental relationships are strained…

For peace and reconciliation among the nations, especially in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Mali, South Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela…

For the wounded and all who grieve those killed in major Russian assaults in Ukraine…

For the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire…

For all immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and travelers…

For peaceful engagement and resolution to protests in Albania and Mexico…

For elections and political transitions, domestic and global…

For all affected by tropical storm Jangmi in southern Japan…

For the work of climate scientists, ecology researchers, and meteorologists…

For children and their families struggling with food scarcity, especially in the absence of school lunches…

For all God’s beloveds in the LGBTQIA+ community during this Pride month…

For all impacted by the Ebola outbreak in central Africa…

For synods of the ELCA as they gather in their assemblies and for bishops and bishops-elect…

For peace and reconciliation among the nations, especially in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Mali, South Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela…

For all immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers…

For those exposed to gun violence at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, and for an end to political violence…

For stabbing victims in north London, and for an end to antisemitism…

For flotilla personnel detained by Israeli forces…

For communities in Oklahoma and Texas in the wake of tornado damage…

For all who live with mental illness, and for all those who support them…

For those who work or live in our prisons, jails, and courts, and for an end to capital punishment…

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

For peace and reconciliation among the nations, especially in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, South Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela…

For all immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers…

For an end to gun violence, and for all victims of gun violence, especially in the communities of Shreveport, Louisiana and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as well as tourists visiting the Teotihuacán site near Mexico City…

For healing, resilience, and rebuilding in Midwestern communities recovering from tornadoes, and for all living in areas facing wildfires and wildfire risk…

For the wellbeing of our planet as we celebrate Earth Week, and for human hearts, minds, and wills to work for its health…

For Christian unity as we celebrate the season Easter, and for an end to interreligious conflict and religious persecution…

For farmers and farm workers, and for all who work with the land to provide food…