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A prayer from Korea, for love and peace to re-flower in a suffering world

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

21 July 2021

Loving and embracing God, Through your son Jesus, you renew all things and offer abundant life. In these challenging times, we have been reminded that your grace has been sufficient for us. You challenge us to look beyond our own difficulties to those whose needs are greater than ours, whose cries for justice are louder than ours. Creator God, All of creation is groaning. There is fear, disconnect and anguish, as profit, as greed drives us only to address the symptoms...

A prayer from the Pacific Conference of Churches

By the PCC general secretary James Bhagwan

14 April 2021

Week of Prayer over COVID-19, Day 5: Prayers for Protection

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.

17 March 2021

Week of Prayer over COVID-19, Day 1: Prayers of Lament

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

17 March 2021

Week of Prayer over COVID-19, Day 2: Prayers for Hurting & Suffering Communities

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

17 March 2021

Morning Prayer for Monday, 15 March 2021

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

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we pray with the people and churches of Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

15 March 2021

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Day 5

Morning Prayer for Friday, 22 November 2020

Blessed are you, God our Father, for the gift of your word in Holy Scripture...

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021

Theme: Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit

(John 15: 5 – 9)

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With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of the Arabian Peninsula:

Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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22 January 2021

Eternal God, Creator of the universe, there is no God but you. We stand in awe and gratitude at your persistent love for each and all of your children...

Morning Prayer for Wednesday, 6 January 2021

Eternal God, Creator of the universe, great and wonderful are your works...

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

06 January 2021

Morning Prayer for Thursday, 10 December 2020

Creator of time and space, we come together from different places and contexts to meet in your presence...

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.

10 December 2020

We lift our eyes to you, Lord, giver of Life. In a world that seems full of contempt, distrust and scorn, our souls yearn for your mercy. Heal all that is broken in us, so that we may speak that word of mercy to a hurting world. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Morning Prayer for Thursday, 26 November 2020

O Christ, our Saviour...

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

From 25 November to 10 December, we also mark 16 Days against Gender-Based Violence.

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.

26 November 2020

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We have gathered as God’s people We gather in the name of Triune God. We have gathered as followers of Jesus – the Life, the Truth, the Way. We joyfully answer the invitation of our Lord – come follow me. We have gathered as Holy Spirit-led people. Come now, O Spirit Divine, lead us and fill us today.

Morning Prayer for Monday, 9 November 2020

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we pray for the churches and people of Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. Today's morning prayer also reflects the World Week of Prayer and World Fellowship organized by the World YWCA and World YMCA.

09 November 2020

God, who walks on the water of our fears, stretching out a hand to hold us firm, telling us not to be afraid, we come to worship you in faith. God, who speaks to us in story and word, in each other, and in life itself, we come to worship you in faith, for you are our God and we are your people. Amen.

Morning Prayer for Monday, 2 November 2020

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

02 November 2020

We give you thanks and praise, Eternal God, for the gift of daily bread and for every word that comes from your mouth. We give you thanks that you are the vine, and we are your branches. Provide us the nourishment we need to become ever more fruitful, to gather strength from our inter-connectedness so that we may flourish in communion with one another.

Morning Prayer for Friday, 23 October 2020

With the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we pray for the churches and people of the Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

23 October 2020

From a hunger for that which does not satisfy, O Lord, deliver us. From words and deed that provoke divisions, prejudice and hatred, O Lord, deliver us. From all that prevents us from realizing your promises of peace and love, O Lord, deliver us. Save us from our brokenness, O Lord, and lead us into your kingdom. Amen.

Morning Prayer for Thursday, 22 October 2020

22 October 2020

Loving Creator, we gaze in wonder at the splendour of your creation. Help us to learn from your generosity how to share our bread with the hungry and how to prepare a banquet for all peoples from the resources you give. You provide so rich a feast, so that all may share in it. Amen.

Morning Prayer for Wednesday, 21 October 2020

20 October 2020

Giver of all good things: we thank you for answered prayer in the gift of daily bread. At your command the seed germinates, and grain rises from the ground, and workers heed the call to labour in fields that are ripe for harvest. By your grace the millers grind, and bakers bake, so that cities and nations are fed. Give all the people of this earth their daily bread we pray. Amen.

Morning Prayer for Tuesday, 20 October 2020

19 October 2020

Jesus, our Redeemer, said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst.” Many: And so, we come hungry and thirsty. One: Jesus, our Redeemer said “I am the bread of life.” Many: And so we come, hungry and thirsty, bringing what we have to share.

Morning Prayer for Monday, 19 October 2020

19 October 2020

Morning Prayer for Friday, 16 October 2020

16 October 2020