Praying for Peace and Justice on January 4, 2026
O Holy One, in whom all things hold together, we gather on this Epiphany Sunday to celebrate the Wise-ones who read the night-sky across trackless deserts like ocean-navigators. Wise to the ways of the inner journey, they also listened to their dreams which warned of Herod’s plan to kill the Christ-child.
Make us wise to the ways of cruel and jealous leaders and strengthen our call for justice and mercy in this time and place. Bless our communal Confession of Faith, which is posted in the hallway, which reads in part:
We confess that Jesus calls us to embody a love that disrupts oppression, speaks truth in love, and names injustice (Luke 4:18-19). We reject the false notion that violence or hate can ever be reconciled with Christian doctrine. We proclaim our commitment to love and nonviolence in pursuit of God’s authentic peace.
May it always be so,
Amen