The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle

Prayer is at the very heart of the ecumenical movement. Jesus prayed that we – his followers – may all be one. When we pray with and for one another, we can feel God’s gift of unity.

The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle takes us through every region of the world over the course of a year. Praying for each place on earth and its people at least once a year, we affirm our solidarity with Christians all over the world, brothers and sisters living in diverse situations, experiencing diverse problems and sharing diverse gifts. Pray with us!

Prayer is at the very heart of the ecumenical movement. Jesus prayed that we – his followers – may all be one. When we pray with and for one another, we can feel God’s gift of unity. Prayer sustains us on our way towards a unity that all can see, “so that the world may believe”. (John 17:21)

The suggested prayer texts are based on the publication "Pilgrim Prayer – an Ecumenical Prayer Cycle". The book and the website offer valuable aids for intercessory prayers, prayer on behalf of and in solidarity with others.

Rev. Dummie Oafeta sits on a panel alongside another presenter, both dressed for Thursdays in Black. — Rev. Dummie Oafeta, a theologian and chaplain from Botswana, speaks to those gathered at the launch event for HIV and AIDS training manuals and handbooks in Nairobi on 2 May 2019.

This week we pray for: Botswana, Zimbabwe

13 - 19 June 2021

Sonia Mateu gives a bath to her children, Aida Albi (at the back), 12, Ofelia (L), 5, Diago, front and Joanna, twins 1 year, 5 months old. — Sonia Mateu lives with her children in Nhamatanda District in Mozambique, heavily affected by Cyclone Idai in 2019. ACT Alliance members were the first agencies to bring relief supplies to her village.

Next week we pray for: Malawi, Zambia

20 - 26 June 2021

Prayers for the upcoming weeks

Dates	We pray for
20 - 26 June 2021	Malawi, Zambia
27 June - 03 July 2021	Kenya, Tanzania
04 - 10 July 2021	Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda
11 - 17 July 2021	Eritrea, Ethiopia
18 - 24 July 2021	Djibouti, Somalia
25 - 31 July 2021	Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda
01 - 07 August 2021	Republic of Congo, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
08 - 14 August 2021	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea
15 - 21 August 2021	Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger
22 - 28 August 2021	Liberia, Sierra Leone

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