Prayers

By the NCC USA general secretary Jim Winkler

This week, with the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we pray for the churches and people of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

By the CCC general secretary Gerard A.J. Granado

2021 Easter Prayer for Peace and Reunification on the Korean Peninsula published by the National Council of Churches in Korea with a message of hope and reconciliation.

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.

By the AACC general secretary Rev. Dr Fidon Mwombeki

We celebrate the signs of hope as people are being helped, particularly children and the vulnerable.

With more than 312 million doses of vaccine having been administered by 9 March 2021, we pray for an equitable distribution of vaccines, especially in low-income countries, so that people everywhere will be protected.

We lament the more than 2 million people who have died and the deadly impact of the pandemic on the vulnerable, especially children.

We remember the front-line, health care, and humanitarian workers around the world and the healing of bodies and minds and all of creation.

We remember the world’s leaders, especially those leading advanced-economies countries whose decision impact conditions in low-income countries.

We remember the millions suffering from food insecurity, children and youth being trafficked and the 235 million people worldwide who need living assistance.