The sun was just setting over Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt when hundreds of protestors turned towards the main plenary hall of COP27 – the United Nations climate change conference – to raise their fists into the air, shouting ‘Pay up! Pay up! Pay up for loss and damage!’
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.
Prayers for unity took on a different look and feel this year, but they weren’t stopped by widespread restrictions on face-to-face gatherings. From prayer cards to personal reflections, online gatherings to new connections, the images worldwide convey the spiritual richness of an ecumenical family that came together in prayer.