Each Sunday morning, bridging our informal gathering time, during which we share from our lives, and our formal worship time, a different person, usually from Seekers, offers a prayer for peace and justice. Each person chooses what to say, with no prompting or guidance from the coordinator other than to be brief, prayerful and focused on peace and justice. On this page, we offer the text of some of those prayers.
A Prayer for Seekers Church on its 50th Anniversary
Praying for Peace and Justice on October 18, 2026 Holy One, I’m offering this prayer on behalf of a church, the idea of which is two years older than I am, which makes me feel old and young simultaneously, and very humbled and grateful. I never knew the visionary group who looked at a sod farm in Gernmantown & saw a church retreat with nature restored, nor the folks who fought to close an abusive, overcrowded child detention center called Junior Village; I met Gordon and Mary Cosby, who not only seeded the vision for Church of the Savior, but…
A Prayer to Keep Our Democracy Strong
Praying for Peace and Justice on October 11, 2026 Let us pray…. Creator God, We join together to pray for our country as we move into the upcoming midterm elections. We are full of uncertainty and worry about the elections, which seem likely to be full of drama, rather than fair and honest. Please keep our democracy strong. And help us stay centered and calm throughout the election process, recognizing that all power ultimately comes from you. AMEN.
A Prayer to make Food, Clothing and Shelter basic Human Rights
Praying for Peace and Justice on October 4, 2026 Let us pray This week, I was listening to UK’s Prime MInister Burnham speak about the new policy to work so “no citizen ever has to sleep rough again.” He talked about the dignity of having a home, and the responsibility to surround people with services so that they can then thrive in their homes. I pray that the US adopts such a policy outlook–deciding that we will count housing, food and basic medical care as human rights, and changing our budget priorities to allow more equal access to all of these…
A Prayer to Shape a Way for Justice for those needing it
Praying for Peace and Justice on September 20, 2026 Here’s a very short prayer from Octavia Butler, one of the first African-American science fiction writers and one of the first women to break the science fiction gender barrier: We perceive and attend God. We learn from God. With forethought and work, We shape God. In the end, we yield to God. And I’ll continue the prayer on my own now: …therefore, may God be with those who are in need. If we are shaping God, let us shape a way for those who need justice to have it and work…
A Prayer for the End of the Death Penalty
Praying for Peace and Justice on September 27, 2026 I pray for Chirstina Pike, for my friend Obie, and all those who have been held for inordinate amounts of time, subject to abuse and deprived of their rights as human beings. May we all pray for an end to the death penalty, and for a national standard for the treatment of those held in our prisons that unilaterally offer the right to pursue an opportunity to apologize to the families of their victims, and the right to pursue rehabilitation and freedom. Amen Background From Solitary Watch: “Sentenced to death at…