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 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…
A Prayer for the Non-human victims of War
Praying for Peace and Justice on June 07, 2026 Let us pray. I took a solitary morning walk along the river in Piscataway Park yesterday, and like all animals do, I took note of my surroundings. So in the course of the hour I noticed a red fox standing at the edge of the path; a low-flying eagle; two rabbits hopping into the grass; a pair of nesting ospreys; a small family of Canada geese; scores of redwing blackbirds; two zebra swallowtail butterflies; and other creatures, all just living their lives. As I know many of you also do, I…
A Prayer for Focus for Seekers Church in this Time of Turmoil
Praying for Peace and Justice on May 31, 2026 Let us pray… Creator God, in this time of massive immigration challenges, of hatred and war, of environmental destruction and fear, my prayer is for us as Seekers Church to remain focused on what we can do every day and every week to encourage peace and justice among those we interact with, and that our ongoing focus on peace and justice will bring others to join us to help make this Earth a better, more loving place for all your creatures. AMEN.For the children who are afraid, who sense the not-rightness…
A Prayer for Justice for all Falsely Imprisoned Immigrants
Praying for Peace and Justice on May 24, 2026 Holy One, we rejoice that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has been vindicated of wrongdoing in the case of human trafficking so unjustly brought against him. Our joy knows no bounds for him and his family, yet our hearts remain heavy for all those falsely imprisoned simply because they are not white skinned and born in the U.S. We who know that all are born of the same blood of your making look to you for solace and justice as the sense of superiority and greed fuels horrid and unjust action against…