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 Children of War
Praying for Peace and Justice on August 24, 2025 “Heavenly One, we lift up all children living in the midst of war and terror. Shield them with Your protective love and be their shelter and strength in these terrible times. Comfort their frightened hearts, especially as darkness falls and terror continues. Grant them moments of peace and the resilience to endure their difficult circumstances. We pray for their parents, giving them and courage to protect their families and find safe paths forward. For those in positions of power, grant wisdom and a real commitment to bringing aid, justice, and lasting peace…
A Prayer in a Time when Military Troops have Entered Our City
Praying for Peace and Justice on August 17, 2025 Holy One, We come together in your presence, asking for your help. We are a frightened people, knowing that our President has ordered military troops into our city. Today they are not armed. Tomorrow, they could be. Quicken our courage and deepen our roots in your love for this world, that we might know how and when to act in the face of armed force, whether that be criminal or official. Help us to know when to reach out as friends and neighbors, and when to resist or flee. Guide us…
A Prayer for Justice and Safety for the Queer Community
Praying for Peace and Justice on August 10, 2025 Let us pray: Dear God of all believers, and non-believers and all who are not sure, Please give justice and safety to all men, women, and to those who are not sure of their gender identity, and to those who do not feel comfortable with checking one box. Please give those of us who grew up in times when two choices for everything seemed comfortable the flexibility to allow others to change and grow—and to not feel it is cramping our own choices, but opening the possibilities for others. Please give…
A Prayer for Relief from Suffering for Children Around the World
Praying for Peace and Justice on August 3, 2025 Let us pray. Holy One, we are grateful for the wonderful children of this community, for their loving parents who feed, clothe and shelter them and provide them with opportunities to explore the wider world with curiosity. Seeing them thrive makes our hearts sing and at the same time break with anguish over the suffering of children all over the world who are lacking even the most basic food necessities, who are starving and homeless due to war or famine or famine caused by war. We pray that you will find…
A Prayer for Peace and Justice for Families
Praying for Peace and Justice on July 27, 2025 Today I offer this prayer for peace and justice for families. It is not easy to pin down what to pray for when the world is in such turmoil and so I am including a multitude of prayers for families that I know well or have been impacted by our current political crisis that I have been following as well as praying for my own family. Let us pray for peace for families experiencing anxiety because of medical procedures, especially dangerous surgeries on new born babies. We pray for families in despair…