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 Know God’s Presence in our Invisible Suffering
Praying for Peace and Justice on December 15, 2024 Dear God, There are so many ways to suffer, and so many of them are invisible. I think we each have something that we deal with that isn’t obvious or very loud. Chronic pain. Depression. Fear. Uncertainty. Grief. These things may not be visible to others, and suffering with them alone can be isolating and compound the problem. When we are isolated, we are divided, and vulnerable to the messages of our society that perpetuate inequity. But the thing about prayer is it makes us not alone. When we pray. you are…
A Prayer to Embrace the Meaning of Advent
Praying for Peace and Justice on December 8, 2024 Creator God, It may just be me, as I’m not good at focusing on Advent, but as the days get shorter and shorter, and the weather gets colder and ever more blustery, please help us remember the reason for Christmas. Please help us ignore the distraction of holiday jingles, and reject the messages around us that consumption is the point of Christmas. And in this time of uncertainty, fear and distress about what may or may not happen in coming months and year, help us find peace by putting our…
A Prayer to Remember God’s Unchanging Presence Surrounding Us
Praying for Peace and Justice on November 24, 2024
A Prayer of Lament for the Continued Suffering of the Palestinian People
Praying for Peace and Justice on November 17, 2024
A Sung Prayer on the Eve of a Federal Election
Praying for Peace and Justice on November 3, 2024 By the Time You Hear This Song By the time you hear this song, we’ll knowIf everything went wrong, we’ll knowIf decency sings louder than fearBy the time you hear this song By the time you hear my voice, we’ll knowThe meaning of the choice, we’ll knowIf it was just another election yearBy the time you hear my voice Hosanna, hosannna By the time you hear this song, we’ll knowWhere you and I belongBy the time you hear this song