Prayers

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca led a prayer for love, peace and kindness for the nation of Ethiopia during a service at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York on 19 June.

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of Malawi and Zambia.

This prayer was also published as part of the publication Voices of Lament, Hope and Courage, available in English, French, German and Spanish.

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of Botswana and Zimbabwe. 

This prayer was also published as part of the publication Voices of Lament, Hope and Courage, available in English, French, German and Spanish.

Commemorating the World Day of the Environment (June 5).

This week following the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with and for people and churches in Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa.

By Pablo Ríos Rodríguez, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile, IELMA parish Punta Arenas

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of Angola and Mozambique. 

By Terry MacArthur, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Geneva, Switzerland

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we pray with the people and churches of the Indian Ocean Islands of the Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, and Seychelles.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

This prayer was also published as part of the publication Voices of Lament, Hope and Courage, available in English, French, German and Spanish.