Peace and Justice

Praying for Peace and Justice on February 1, 2026

Dear God,

We pray for those who are suffering in the cold because of lack of shelter in our society which turns away from housing needs of the poor, of immigrants, of lgbtq  youth turned out of their families, of elderly who can’t afford their housing as they age.

We pray for those who are suffering in the cold because they want to be outside to protect their immigrant neighbors from out of control ICE agents, who are listening to leaders who want to get rid of brown people from our country, even if they have legal status.…

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Praying for Peace and Justice on January 18, 2026

Let us pray, 

Holy One,

Peace these days often seems distant, and justice non-existent.  In spite of our determination to remain non-violent, violence from new sources again and again takes over our streets, our country, and our world.  Danger is near-by, if not imminent.  Our faith falters; we are outraged and terrified.

Whatever is happening in this sensual world, we claim the spiritual world within us and all around.  As we hold on to our inward journey, gradually our faith grows.  As we surrender our personal will, slowly an immeasurably more profound purpose begins to take its place. …

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Praying for Peace and Justice on January 11, 2026

Let us pray, 

Dear God, Mother of Life, Father of the Universe, our souls are deeply troubled and cry out for mercy, as violence is being perpetrated with impunity and justified by our government against innocent people, even blaming the victims. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? We deeply grieve at lives snuffed out and torn apart from families and rendering communities terrified. Our outrage at these atrocities leaves us speechless as we yearn for help. In our weakness we join your Spirit who intercedes with groans too deep for words.…

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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).…

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Praying for Peace and Justice on December 28, 2025

Let us pray:

Holy one, you have given us the dream of peace on earth. At every turn you remind us that we are one human family, and that all living species are meant to share the earth. Yet once again we find ourselves on the brink of another unjust and unnecessary war.

I pray that you fill the minds and hearts of the warmongers with visions of death, of children maimed and bleeding, of women raped, of soldiers blown to bits, of hopelessness and destruction and misery. Help the warmongers truly feel the cost of what they propose to do.…

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