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(© 2005 WCC)

(based on Psalm 144:12-15, NRSV. Theo Gill © 2005 WCC)

By Rev. Ruth Bottoms. (In.: Come Holy Spirit, heal and reconcile! Report of the WCC Conference on World Mission and Evangelism, Athens, Greece, May 2005, p. 234-235.)

Our three Bible texts are stories about how people have used their hands and arms in positive and beautiful ways. They have used their hands and arms to give healing, extend comfort and bring reconciliation to people they know and people they don’t know. By doing this they have also revealed something of themselves and they have also offered glimpses of who God is. Through all their embracing and reaching out, God’s love is always the starting point and the reconciliation and healing of human beings is always the future hope.

On February 16, 2005, the Kyoto Protocol came into effect as international law. On that occasion, Pacific Church leaders led worship at the WCC Central Committee meeting including use of the following prayer (excerpts).

We wish to thank all those who have granted permission for the publication of the above prayers on the WCC web site. We have made every effort to trace and identify them correctly and to secure all the necessary permissions for publication.

Le présent ouvrage est le resultat des concertations entreprises par l'Initiative Oecuménique sur le VIH/SIDA en Afrique en collaboration avec des personnes désinteressées dans la lutte contre le VIH/SIDA. Il a pour but de proposer un langage que les Eglises peuvent utiliser pour lutter contre le VIH/SIDA.

The initial draft of this text was produced by an ecumenical group of biblical scholars, priests, pastors and lay persons in Argentina.

Liturgy of a service held in the Gedächtniskirche of Berlin, Germany, on 4 February 2001 to launch the Decade to Overcome Violence.

Prayers from the Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women (as published in “Celebrating the Decade” © 1997 WCC, and “I will pour out my Spirit” © 1992 WCC)

By the Middle East Council of Churches