Posts in Prayers
Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: 1/1/2023
  • For the new year…

  • For rescue workers and utility workers during winter storms and for all who suffered damages, cancellations, injuries, or deaths due to the extreme weather…

  • For those struggling to afford heat and electricity…

  • For teachers and students returning to school after the holidays…

  • For the women of Iran and Afghanistan and all fighting for gender justice…

  • For peace between North and South Korea….

  • For the aboriginal people of Australia enduring the desecration of sacred sites…

  • For those affected by the cholera outbreak in Haiti…

  • For those celebrating Christmastide, Yule, Kwanzaa, and all other winter holidays…

  • For peace in Ukraine and all countries torn apart by war…

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: 12/25/2022
  • For those celebrating Christmas, Yule, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and all other winter holidays…

  • For the nativity of our Lord and for all expectant families…

  • For those who have difficult relationships with family…

  • For migrants and refugees around the world and at the southern border…

  • For all experiencing extreme weather conditions, especially dangerously cold temperatures…

  • For those injured by turbulence during last week’s Hawaii flight…

  • For victims of gun violence, especially the apartment shooting in Ontario, Canada…
    For the families of those killed in the fuel tanker fire in Afghanistan…

  • For those protesting in Peru…

  • For rescue and recovery efforts following a landslide in Brazil and earthquake in California…

  • For peace in Ukraine and all countries torn apart by war…

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: 12/18/2022
  • For all experiencing storms and extreme weather conditions…

  • For peace among the nations of the world…

  • For those in the retail and service industries this season…

  • For our Jewish siblings celebrating Hanukkah…

  • For the homecoming of Brittney Griner, and for health and justice for all prisoners and prisoners of war…

  • For victims of gun violence, especially in Mississippi, as well as families marking the 10 year anniversary of Sandy Hook…

  • For those in North Carolina still facing outages following a power grid attack…

  • For those enduring the longest night of the year in grief and loss…

  • For cleanup and mitigation efforts following landslides in California…

  • For the LGBTQ+  community in Russia and for all oppressed by new legislation…

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: 12/11/2022
  • For rail workers and all struggling to make a just wage…

  • For those who are alone or grieving during this season…

  • For people, plants, and animals in the path of Mauna Loa and Mount Semeru’s eruptions…

  • For the celebration of the feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe…

  • For political turmoil and transition, especially in Peru…

  • For those without homes who face harsh climates and harsh local governments…

  • For those who are overworked and for those who are underemployed…

  • For an end to human trafficking and modern slavery…

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: 12/4/2022
  • For rebuilding and recovery work following tornadoes in the southern United States…

  • For families grieving children killed in a school bombing in northern Afghanistan…

  • For an end to continued war in Ukraine…

  • For an end to gun violence in our nation…

  • For nations and governments in leadership transitions…

  • For all who are struggling with and recovering from RSV, Covid, and other illnesses…

  • For strength and stability in marriages and all partnered relationships…

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Prayers of lament for Colorado Springs violence

We share a prayer of lament from Bishop Jim Gonia and the Rocky Mountain Synod in the face of the heartbreaking shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, and lamenting the long history of violence against our LGBTQia+ siblings.

Christ our victim, whose beauty disfigured and whose body torn upon the cross; open wide your arms to embrace our tortured world, especially the victims who were injured and for the families mourn the deaths of those killed at Club Q in Colorado Springs, that we may not turn away our eyes, but abandon ourselves to your mercy. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: 11/20/2022
  • For worship leaders and musicians preparing for Advent and Christmas…

  • For those traveling this Thanksgiving holiday, those who will spending the holiday alone or with one less place setting this year, and those for whom holiday gatherings bring grief or anxiety…

  • For those who grow, distribute, sell, and prepare our food, and the land from which it grows…

  • For those struggling and working to rebuild in the wake of flooding and natural disasters…

  • For those grieving in the aftermath of the University of Virginia shooting and for an end to gun violence…

  • For an end to the continued war in Ukraine and all places of war and conflict…

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