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 Recalling the Beatitudes
Praying for Peace and Justice on March 2, 2025 There is so much turmoil in our world, and peace being disrupted and justice overturned, that I wanted to go back to the Beatitudes for our Peace and Justice prayer today. · Dear God, please bless the poor in spirit, show them the hope of your kingdom. This includes immigrants who are fearful and transgender people who are being erased. · God, please bless those who mourn, and help us know how to comfort them. This includes those with healthcare denied, and families living in Gaza and Ukrainel · God, please bless the meek,…
A Prayer to Listen to those on the Margins
Praying for Peace and Justice on February 16, 2025 Let us pray – Gracious and loving God, you filled Jesus with the Spiritsend your Spirit upon us too,to listen to the voices of those living in sacrifice zones,marginalized by corporations for the sake of profit;to courageously act in solidarity with of those living in sacrifice zones. God of liberation and wholeness, bless the environmental justice activists on the frontlines. May our prayers and actions be good news of solidarity for those in frontline communities who are fighting for their lives and ours.We are all connected. AMEN Background I’m tired….
A Prayer for Peace and Justice in the Middle East
Praying for Peace and Justice on February 2, 2025 Let us pray. Holy One, Your prophet Jeremiah spoke the words “Peace, Peace where there is no Peace” and they remind us of the long history of conflict in the lands we call Palestine and Israel. And here we are today. Of all the suffering peoples of the earth, those of this region are deserving of peace and justice. And deserving of efforts from any and all quarters to help them achieve it. May it be so.
A Prayer on the Eve of a Presidential Inauguration
Praying for Peace and Justice on January 19, 2025 Holy One, we pray for peace and justice in our time. Our country looks to a change in leadership and we pray that as the government unfolds it will come to understand that we work best where we can expect and collectively work toward peace and justice in our communities. Holy One, give us and our leaders strength in these uncertain times to hold our focus without rancor or bitterness to make justice and peace a reality for our communities where we live. We ask this in the name of Jesus…
A Prayer for The Children
Praying for Peace and Justice on January 5, 2025 Holy One, We are here with our heavy hearts as see so much hatred, violence, and suffering in the world. We pray for those children and their families in war who are hungry, oppressed, hurting and dying. We ask that you give these children and their caregivers the strength and courage to endure the terrible situations that they are experiencing. We pray that you will bring your justice, your peace, and healing to bear for these children and work to bring about a true and lasting change. We especially pray…