Posts in Prayers
Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: August 28, 2022
  • For communities in China impacted by drought…

  • For communities in Algeria impacted by wildfires…

  • For victims of gun violence in Washington DC…

  • For resolution to the ongoing war in Ukraine as we cross the six-month mark of the war, and especially remembering Ukraine’s Independence Day (August 24)…

  • For those grieving the loss of a pet…

  • For those struggling with debt or financial stress…

  • For those experiencing housing insecurity…

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: August 21, 2022
  • For victims and families of the mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan…

  • For members of congregations to feel equipped and energized to engage with the efforts uplifted during the Churchwide Assembly…

  • For students of all ages who are returning to school…

  • For those struggling to pay for their medications…

  • For those experiencing chronic illness…

  • For communities experiencing drought…

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: August 7, 2022
  • For those who are tending, harvesting and sharing seasonal produce…

  • For communities in eastern Kentucky impacted by flooding…

  • For communities in the western United States experiencing expanding wildfires…

  • For collective engagement in the ELCA’s Truth-Seeking and Truth-Telling Initiative

  • For those who are experiencing insomnia…

  • For students, teachers, and school workers preparing for the start of the academic year…

  • For those who are gathering for the Churchwide Assembly…

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Bishop Hutterer: Pray as the ELCA gathers for Churchwide Assembly

The ELCA gathers for its Churchwide Assembly next week, August 8–12, 2022. As I travel to Ohio to attend this gathering, I invite you to pray for all 900 voting members are attending, including ten others who will represent the Grand Canyon Synod: Glenn Austad, Roger Bailey, Pastor David Brandfass, Barbara Carl, Laura Hollengreen, Hannah Manzanares, Pastor Matthew Metevelis, Pastor Charles Newman, Sarah Morris, and Pastor Christine Stoxen.

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: July 31, 2022
  • In gratitude for and solidarity with members of our community living with disabilities…

  • For communities harmed by earthquakes in the Philippines and threatened by wildfires in California…

  • For the life of Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo, the first Native American woman ordained in the Lutheran church…

  • For European and world leaders in discernment and negotiations over energy resources…

  • For volunteer election judges across the country, as they train and give of their time to ensure the integrity of the election process in the U.S…

  • For farm workers suffering the effects of climate change and recent extreme weather…

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Prayers for Jamie Williams and family

We pray for Jamie Williams and her family, including her husband Taylor and their three children, as well as her parents, retired pastor Jim Price and wife Cathy of Sun City West. After a diagnosis in February, Jamie continues breast cancer treatments and surgeries for the next six months.

Rev. Jim Price updates us with news that Jamie’s recent surgery could not have gone better, with testing showing no further cancer and the progress schedule being updated by many weeks. “Our thanks to everyone that held our one and only daughter up in prayer because the ‘prayers changed things!”’ Thanks be to God! ❤️🙏🏻

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