Posts in Prayers
Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: 1/8/2023
  • For all experiencing winter storms and significant weather events…

  • For the Colorado river as it faces continued drought and all places facing a shortage of water…

  • For all places in our nation and across the world without access to safe water…

  • For the eternal rest of Pope Emeritus Benedict and for all who mourn his death…

  • For those hurt and killed around the world in violent acts on New Year’s Eve…

  • For those grieving tragic injuries and deaths across our nation and world…

  • For those recovering from earthquakes in Northern California…

  • For the rebuilding of relationships and open borders between Colombia and Venezuela…

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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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