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For an end to war and conflict, and for places of political unrest or contention, especially Gaza, South Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, Pakistan/Afghanistan, and Tanzania…

For all in the path of Tropical Storm Melissa…

For victims of police raids in Brazil…

For cease-fire in Gaza, and for opportunities for relief agencies to accomplish their work…

For all who face hunger and food insecurity, especially those those who rely on SNAP benefits…

For food pantries, community meals, and all feeding ministries and programs…

For federal employees…

For safety for immigrants, refugees, and all migrants…

For the communion of saints and for witnesses to faith in this and all generations…

For gifts of time, daylight, nighttime, and the cycle of the seasons…

For an end to war and conflict, and for places of political unrest or contention, especially Gaza, South Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Pakistan/Afghanistan…

For cease-fire to hold in Gaza, and for the work of relief agencies…

For all in the path of Tropical Storm Melissa…

For areas of the world affected by changes to the global environment…

For political transition in Japan…

For immigrants and those who work and advocate on their behalf…

For government employees and those who rely on federal programs…

For the work of the Holy Spirit in renewing the church in every age…

For an end to war and conflict, and for places of political unrest or contention, especially Gaza, South Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, Pakistan/Afghanistan, and Madagascar…

For transformations of heart toward lasting peace and freedom…

For safety and protection for all immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers…

For those grieving victims of a factory explosion in McEwen, Tennessee and a factory fire in Bangladesh…

For all affected by the government shutdown, both federal workers and those who rely on federal offices and systems…

For journalists, educators, librarians, publishers, and all who contribute to the flow of information…

For victims of storms and flooding in Alaska and Mexico, and for flood threats in Colorado…

For healthcare workers…

For the flourishing of indigenous nations and communities and for the work of ELCA Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations…

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

For lasting peace forged by shared commitment to the common good…

For an end to psychological warfare, torture, and genodice…

For safety and rescue for hikers stranded by severe snowstorms in western China and Nepal…

For victims of the Yom Kippur attack in Manchester, UK…

For federal workers facing uncertainty…

For safety and protection for all immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers…

For access to affordable and reliable health care…

For ongoing advances in scientific and medical research…

For the health and wholeness of LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities…

For the flourishing of indigenous nations and communities…

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

For all victims of gun violence, especially in Grand Blanc, MI and Dallas, TX…

For rescue and recovery efforts following an earthquake in the Philippines…

For rescue and recovery efforts follow a school collapse in Indonesia…

For safety amidst protest in Morocco and Madagascar…

For all migrants and global travelers…

For access to affordable and reliable health care, clean water, and sufficient food…

For those who serve in the military…

For the health and flourishing of creation…

In thanksgiving for the ministries of Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and Bishop Yehiel Curry…

For an end to war and conflict, especially in Gaza, South Sudan, Myanmar, and Ukraine

For all victims of gun violence, especially in Dallas, TX, and other acts of violence, including Pittsburgh, PA…

For all in the path of Typhoon Ragasa…

For the work of the United Nations as they meet in assembly…

For political transition in Malawi…

For those managing brush fires in Hawaii…

In gratitude for the diversity of human gifts, experiences, and abilities that all reflect God’s image…

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

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

For government transitions in Nepal and Malawi…

For the plight of all migrants who seek safety, security, and opportunity…

For all who live under oppression, threat, and fear…

For Jewish neighbors preparing for Rosh Hashanah, and for all gifts of newness, self-reflection, and repentance…

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

For peaceful resolution following protests in Kathmandu, Nepal…

For all victims of gun violence, especially in Orem, Utah and Evergreen, Colorado…

For victims of racism, racial profiling, and race-based violence…

For farmers and for all individuals and businesses navigating financial insecurity…

For colleges, universities, and all educational institutions…

For first responders, emergency personnel, and all who risk their lives in service of others…

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

For victims of sexual assault and violence…

For earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan…

For landslide victims in the Darfur region of Sudan…

For wildfires in California…

For safety amidst protests in Indonesia…

For students, families, and school personnel beginning the new school year…

For all professional fields, vocations, and jobs of any kind, and for fair and equitable labor policies…

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…