Author: Trish Nemore

Praying for Peace and Justice on April 26, 2026

Let’s take a moment to arrive.

Feel your feet on the ground…
your body in the chair…
your breath, just as it is.

We come together this morning not as individuals carrying the weight alone,
but as a circle—
a living body of shared intention.

We pray by releasing the illusion
that prayer alone takes care of everything,

And that prayer may be all we can do at times.

We are people who care deeply.
And because we care, we can become impatient—
wanting more justice,
more clarity,
more response, particularly in the way we want.…

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Praying for Peace and Justice on April 19, 2026

To Properly Use One’s Thumbs – Ross Gay

For braiding hair or brushing hair or untangling the knots in a friend’s, a beloved’s hair; for holding a pencil or a crayon or pen with which to write love notes as poems or recipes or hand-drawn maps or hand-written letters in envelopes which if and when they arrive we open sometimes with our thumbs; see more

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Praying for Peace and Justice on April 12, 2026

Oh Holy Mystery,

We come before You with heavy hearts,

Seeing conflict where there should be pace,

Fear where there should be safety,

And division where there should be unity.

Today, we lift up the Middle East and all places torn by war and unrest.

Bring comfort to those who mourn,

Protection to those in danger,

And hope to those who feel forgotten.

Soften hearts hardened by anger,

Guide leaders toward wisdom and humility,

And open paths for dialogue where walls have been built.

Let understanding rise above hatred,

And dignity be restored to every life.…

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Praying for Peace and Justice on April 5, 2026

Holy One,

We pray for the many children who are caught in these various wars, and we ask that you bring an end to the violence.  

Children are innocent and need your protection and sheltering.  Help them and their families find safe shelters and healing. 

Heal the children’s and teens physical and emotional wounds and help them to see a future for themselves.   In the name of Jesus. Amen

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Good morning, Seekers’ Community:  My Peace and Justice Prayer today is for the children and teens who have been experiencing war in their respective countries over the last few months and years.…

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Praying for Peace and Justice on March 8, 2026

Oh God!  Our hearts are breaking this morning as, once again, we see Your world, Your creation being pushed into violence and chaos.  It’s like Satan tempted our national leaders up on the mountain top and our leaders responded, “Sure Satan.  Whatever you want.”  

Oh God:

• We lament the staggering loss of human life which has already claimed more than 1,300 lives – each, one of your children.
• We lament the cycle of retaliation that is falling on civilian areas across the entire region, spreading the geography of grief.
• We lament the targeting of places of healing, learning, play and worship, particularly the bombing of an elementary school where the lives of 160 little girls were sacrificed for some unknown military objective.

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