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 God’s Help in Adopting Practices to Alleviate Suffering
Praying for Peace and Justice on September 13 2026 Let us pray. Holy One, As we sit with our memories of that gloriously beautiful and most awful day of 9/11/2001 and as we reflect on the deep caring and courage and also the ugly, visceral hatred that was evident that day and in its aftermath, even to this day, we ask your help in learning these ways of living our complex lives in your Creation, practiced by Buddhists all over the world. Aware of the suffering created by fanaticism and intolerance, we are determined not to be idolatrous about or…
A Prayer for Justice for Immigrants in the United States
Praying for Peace and Justice on September 6, 2026 Let us pray. God, we cry out for justice. What our government is doing is madness. It is evil. And we ask for your power to tear it all down.We pray for DC, his daughters, and his partner.We pray for the thousands of others like them all over this country.Lord, hear their cry. Amen Background Some of you know I volunteer as a Haitian Creole translator for the Amica Center, an immigrant rights organization headquartered here in DC. On Thursday I translated for a lawyer and a Haitian immigrant, I‘ll refer to him…
A Prayer for Equal Health Care in the US
Praying for Peace and Justice on August 23, 2026 Holy One, please open our hearts, and the hearts of our leaders, to the terrible inequities in health care in our country. Most of us in this sanctuary are privileged to enjoy excellent medical services, but that is entirely due to our social standing. Millions of our fellow citizens are denied adequate, affordable health care. Poverty and discrimination are not only tolerated but accepted as normal. In the U.S., health care is not a right for everyone, but a privilege for those who can afford it. Help us stand up for…
A Prayer for a World on Fire
Praying for Peace and Justice on August 15, 2026 Let us pray. Holy Spirit,Breath of life,you moved over the waters at the beginning of creationand filled the world with beauty and abundance. Today we grieve for forests burning,for homes and livelihoods lost,for wildlife fleeing flames,for firefighters and first responders risking their lives,and for communities living with fear, smoke, and uncertainty. Comfort those who have lost so much.Protect those who stand in the path of danger.Give strength to exhausted firefighters, emergency workers, and volunteers.Grant wisdom to leaders as they respond to these disasters and prepare for those yet to come. Where…
A Lament – Expression of Hope for Peace with Earth and all Creatures
Praying for Peace and Justice on August 2, 2026 The sun and moon appear red with anger from the smoke of fires, oceans are weeping and Earth is mourning losses of God’s creation. Saving one animal of God’s creation can save many more in the ever present interdependent diverse web of life on Earth. Such is the aim of explorer Joel Sartore’s Photo Ark project, supported by the National Geographic Society. Freshwater fanshell mussels rely on darter fish,…for their survival. Mussel larvae attach for weeks to darters, where they absorb vital nutrients to develop. A single mature freshwater mussel can…