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 To Anchor Us in Gratitude
Praying for Peace and Justice on July 12, 2026 Creator God, Too often, we feel overwhelmed by the darkness, or frustrated by the wrongs we see. Too often, our hearts are burdened by the weight of troubles – in ourselves, in our community, in our nation and in our world. Too often we have watched as our fellow humans have visited violence upon your creation and its people. Yet, in the face of this weight, we ask you this morning to anchor us in gratitude. Fill us with wonder for our very being, and awe for gravity that keeps our…
A Prayer to Embody a Spirit of Justice and Conscious Connection
Praying for Peace and Justice on July 5, 2026 Let us pray. O Holy One, we come today … humbled by the heat of climate change and the bitterness of our political divisions, to ask for you help in finding ways to embody your Spirit of justice and conscious connection here and now. Open our eyes to the simple ways we can treat each other with love and respect. Open our ears to the cries for justice and mercy from those who have been targeted for removal and retribution … especially people without the resources of influence and education to…
A Prayer for Victims and Perpetrators of Injustice
Praying for Peace and Justice on June 28, 2026 Let us pray. For all those who have fallen victim to hatred and inhumanity, for those loved ones who are left behind to mourn, for the souls of those whose hearts are cold, God, hear our prayers. For the children who are being born into this world of conflict and violence, for women and mothers who suffer needlessly, God, hear our prayers. For all those who have been forced into unemployment, who long to return to work, for all those who struggle to support their families, God, hear our prayers.For the…
A Prayer for Peace
Praying for Peace and Justice on June 21, 2026 A Prayer for Peace by Hazrat Inayat Khan Send us Thy peace, O Lord,which is perfect and everlasting,that our souls may radiate peace. Read more
A Prayer for Justice for Women the World over
Praying for Peace and Justice on June 14, 2026 Dear Holy One, Help us become aware of the obstacles that women throughout the world face, especially women from groups that have been treated as inferior or pushed to the margins — including women of color in the United States and women from historically excluded communities everywhere. Help us recognize and transform the biases, norms, and prejudices that contribute to inequality and violence. Illuminate the hearts and minds of leaders — men, women, and non-binary people — so they may propose and implement effective ways to address violence against women in…