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 Immigrants
Praying for Peace and Justice on October 5, 2025 God of mercy,we remember all who are far from home,those who travel with fear,those who wait with uncertainty,those who long for safety and welcome. Bless them with strength for the journey.Protect their children.Give them hope when the road is hard. Soften our hearts, O God,that we may see our neighbors in every stranger.Make us bold to speak for justice,and gentle enough to offer peace. Let every person find a place of belonging,and let no one be treated as less than Your child. Amen.
A Prayer for Empowerment and Guidance
Praying for Peace and Justice on September 28, 2025 Let us pray: Supreme Holy Spirit, who dwells in the world and in each of us, use us. Empower us. Guide us. To a few people you have given large platforms, where they are able to provide needed services and to reach many disheartened and oppressed people of today with your message of hope and love. Most of us may be tempted to think we have no way to make a difference. Give us eyes to see and a special message to offer to people you put in our path, to…
A Prayer for A World Where All Thrive
Praying for Peace and Justice on September 21, 2025 Grant us, 0 Holy One, a vision of your world as you would have ours to be; – a world where the weak are protected, and none go hungry or poor;– a world where the riches of creation are shared, and everyone can enjoy them;– a world where different races and cultures live in harmony and mutual respect; – a world where seniors and others use their wisdom and intuition to to deal with fraudsters– a world where peace is built with justice, and justice is guided by love.– Give us…
An Immigrant’s Prayer of Lament
Praying for Peace and Justice on September 7, 2025 An Immigrant’s Prayer of Lament:For those who feel the weight of injustice, displacement, and broken hope. You are not alone. God sees, hears, and walks with you. Lord, You who see from above, do You not also see what is happening down here? Do You not see those fleeing danger, met with rejection? Those seeking bread, met with walls? Those who just want to live… treated as if they are worth nothing? You say You bring justice to the foreigner and the orphan, but here, in this land, justice feels silent. The powerful shut doors, harden laws,…
A Prayer for Palestinian Journalists
Praying for Peace and Justice on August 31, 2025 God of truth and compassion, we thank you for the lives of the Palestinian journalists who bear witness in Gaza. We give thanks for their courage, for their voices, photos and videos that carry stories of genocide and resilience to the world, and for their sacrifice in the pursuit of truth. Hold their families in Your embrace, granting comfort in grief and strength in sorrow. Let their memory be a blessing, their words seeds of justice, and their witness a call to peace. And going forward God, please help us, your…