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As Lent begins, “hear from God on how we as black people should move forward”

The fourth of a series of five webinars promoted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) Pan-African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN) was held on 18 February, providing reflections on inclusion of both African culture and tradition into theological reflection.

22 February 2021

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Take, Lord, this day, all my liberty. Receive my memory, my understanding, my whole will, all that I have and possess; You have given all to me; I return it all to you. Give me only your love and your grace. With these I am rich enough and I desire nothing more.

Morning Prayer for Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Take, Lord, this day, all my liberty. Receive my memory, my understanding, my whole will, all that I have and possess...

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of Andorra, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Spain and Vatican City.

10 February 2021

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O Lord, as we begin this day and week together in prayer, teach us to seek you and reveal yourself to us when we seek you. For we cannot seek you unless you first teach us, nor find you except you reveal yourself to us. Let us seek you in longing, and long for you in seeking; let us find you in love and love you in finding, O Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Morning Prayer for Monday, 8 February 2021

Lord, teach us to seek you and reveal yourself to us...

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of Andorra, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Spain and Vatican City.

08 February 2021

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Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre. God covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, makes grass grow on the hills. God gives to the animals their food, and to the young ravens when they cry.

Morning Prayer for Friday, 5 February 2021

Praise the LORD!

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

05 February 2021

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O you, who enlighten the rational with the knowledge of your greatness, enlighten, O my Lord, my thoughts that I may meditate upon your holy and divine Scriptures at every hour, O Lord of all, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for ever.

Morning Prayer for Thursday, 4 February 2021

O you, who enlighten the rational with the knowledge of your greatness, enlighten, O my Lord, my thoughts...

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

04 February 2021

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From the rising of the sun to its setting, let us pray to the Lord. Moran ethra hama’lain. Lord, have mercy. That the people of God in all the world may worship in spirit and in truth, let us pray to the Lord: Moran ethra hama’lain. Lord, have mercy. That the church may discover again the unity that is your gift, let us pray to the Lord: Moran ethra hama’lain. Lord, have mercy.

Morning Prayer for Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Moran ethra hama’lain. Lord, have mercy...

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

03 February 2021

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O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. O Lord, give us the joy of your saving help and sustain us with your life-giving Spirit. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Morning Prayer for Tuesday, 2 February 2021

O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim your praise...

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

02 February 2021

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For all that God can do within us, for all that God can do without us, Thanks be to God! For all in whom Christ lived before us, for all in whom Christ lives beside us, Thanks be to God! For all the Spirit wants to bring us, for where the Spirit wants to send us, Thanks be to God!

Morning Prayer for Friday, 29 January 2021

29 January 2021

Ecumenical movement

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Come, let us praise God together in the company of his gathered people. For the works of our God are unparalleled. Everything He does reveals his glory and majesty.

Morning Prayer for Thursday, 28 January 2021

Come, let us praise God together...

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

28 January 2021

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Fiji 2020

WCC Eco-School 2020 for Pacific region is further postponed

The fourth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice is postponed to 22-28 February 2021. The Eco School will be held in the Pacific region in five countries (Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Tuvalu & Solomon Islands), hosted by the Pacific Conference of Churches.

14 January 2021

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Blessed is our God, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Morning Prayer for Monday, 11 January 2021

Blessed is our God, now and forever, and to the ages of ages...

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Iran, Iraq, and Syria.

11 January 2021

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Master of Justice, Prince of Peace, who rolled away the rock of injustice and with your feet touched our land to reconcile us with you, bless us with your peace in our hearts and in our land...

Morning Prayer for Thursday, 7 January 2021

Master of Justice, Prince of Peace, bless us with your peace...

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we pray for the churches and people of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine.

07 January 2021

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Lord of life, God of love, here and now, I offer you my whole life. Like the master bends the bamboo, and carves deeply into it, form me and use me. Make me a good instrument, that the Holy Spirit can blow into, and teach me to sing your song. Amen

Morning Prayer for Tuesday, 22 December 2020

Lord of life, God of love, here and now, I offer you my whole life...

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we pray for the churches and people of Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan.

22 December 2020

Dr Agnes Abuom: “We pray that churches will recommit to the search for visible unity”

WCC News met online with Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches central committee, and she offers reflections on the impact of COVID-19, what gives her hope, and the future of the ecumenical movement.

17 December 2020

Food should have been given to the widow...

The widow of Sareptah

A reflection based on the book of 1 Kings 17, for morning prayers on 11 December 2020 for staff of the World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance and sister organizations.

11 December 2020

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Blessed are you, Wisdom Sophia, for you promise your people food for the journey Blessed are you, Bread of Life, for you send your people manna, as they wander in the desert. Come! Pray with us. Blessed be this cup of milk and honey.

Morning Prayer for Friday, 11 December 2020

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

In a time of physical distancing, let us unite our hearts and minds as we prayerfully seek to overcome Sexual and Gender-Based Violence together.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the ACT Alliance.

11 December 2020

Ecumenical movement

Service in St Mary's Orthodox cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Letter to churches and people of Ethiopia expresses deep Christian love and care

In a pastoral letter to “sisters and brothers in Ethiopia,” eight faith-based organizations expressed Christian love and care, as well as a commitment to accompany churches and people of Ethiopia as they face the challenges confronting their country.

09 December 2020

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Sharing food... part of Abigail's strategy for peace

Abigail: not just a beautiful woman

A reflection based on 1 Samuel 25:1-42, for morning prayers on 7 December 2020 for staff of the World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance and sister organizations.

07 December 2020

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Dr Agnes Abuom Thursdays in Black

With children more vulnerable to violence than ever, WCC moderator reflects on the vital role of churches

In an ongoing call to churches across the globe to work together to prevent gender-based violence, particularly against women, children and young people, World Council of Churches moderator Dr Agnes Abuom reflects below on some of the reasons such violence has increased, and the vital role churches can play in creating safe spaces for those most at risk.

26 November 2020

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How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long, Lord? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? How long, Lord? Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, Look on me and answer, Lord And my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall. Look on me and answer Lord, so that I may rise in front of those wh

Morning Prayer for Monday, 23 November 2020

In the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we pray this week with the people and churches of Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore.

In a time of physical distancing, let us unite our hearts and minds as we prayerfully seek to overcome Sexual and Gender-Based Violence together.

23 November 2020