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Blog, Peacemaking, Prayers · 24 February, 2022

A prayer for Ukraine

The Joint Public Issues Team has released a prayer for Ukraine. We have also gathered links to other resources that might help you and your congregation as we pray and seek peace together. God of all, with alarm and concern we bring before you the military intervention in Ukraine. In a world …

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Blog, Prayers, Racial Justice · 15 July, 2021

Penalties, Racism and Healing

The chants rose from football fans in England this past weekend. England had reached the finals of the European Championship against Italy, the first time in the final of a major tournament in 55 years. After 120 minutes of regulation and extra time, it came down to this: the fate of a dramatic …

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For Worship, Peacemaking, Prayers, Reflection · 29 November, 2020

Advent 1: Prince of Peace

I felt like it was a dream, I told myself ‘you are not seeing this, this is not happening.’ When I was coming back there was a confrontation between the armed people and the military and I saw eight people lying dead by the side of the road, and I had to stay there for about an hour to wait for a …

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Prayers · 2 June, 2020

Prayer for the Black Lives Matter movement

Loving God, As the sins of systemic racism and police brutality rear their heads once more,meet us in our anger, sorrow, and frustration.Guard us from indifference, ignorance and silence. As Black lives continue to be taken too soon, and because all were named and loved, we lift names …

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Prayers · 3 April, 2020

Stay and Pray

‘But in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.’ (Philippians 2:3b-4) During Lockdown, many of us started new routines, adjusting to working or studying from home and learning new ways of remaining …

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Blog, Environment, Prayers · 31 May, 2019

Flooding in Nabuna Village, Fiji

Julia Edwards writes from Nabuna Village, Fiji, as they respond to flooding risks increased by climate change. Naomi Navica-Soga, 37, is a lecturer at Tavua College and resident of Nabuna Village in Northern Vitilevu.  She moved to Nabuna 16 years ago when she married and she now has five …

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Brexit, Prayers · 15 January, 2019

Prayers ahead of the Brexit vote

This prayer was written by Rev. Martin Johnstone, Secretary to the Church and Society Council of the Church of Scotland. God,who in Jesus,broke down all barriers,between people of different racesrich and poor,male and female,Jew and Gentile,between heaven and earth,we worship …

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Asylum and Migration, For Worship, Prayers, Reflection, Welcoming Environment · 6 January, 2019

An Epiphany Prayer

Epiphany God, As we reflect today on how a major incident involving migrants brings Christmas to an abrupt end, we pray for your world. God whose light draws travellers, be with all who journey seeking something better whether by camel, carload or dinghy. God of the truth-seekers, save …

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Blog, Environment, Prayers · 24 January, 2018

Reconciliation with the Environment

At the end of last year I joined a two week pilgrimage to India led by the Revd Inderjit Bhogal. We travelled from Delhi to the Punjab, then drove up through the foothills of the Himalayas to a small town called Dalhousie. Our purpose was to explore reconciliation in the context of the Punjab …

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Blog, Peacemaking, Prayers · 12 July, 2017

A Prayer for Yemen

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