Prayer in uncertain times
As Christians, we believe it is vital that we lift our eyes beyond our own immediate situations, ensuring that despite changing seasons in our lives, we maintain a rhythm of prayer. We invite you to join us in praying for a different justice issue every day. You will find them daily on our social media, and if you ‘follow’ us, you might see them pop up on your feed as a reminder to pray.
- Maybe you could pray for 20-30 seconds every time you wash your hands?
- Maybe you could pray every time you are waiting your kettle to boil?
- Or maybe every time you find yourselves scrolling through the news or social media?
Weekly
We put our daily Stay and Pray prompts into a weekly digest to be used as a basis for prayers of intercession that you could use in collective worship such as in a church service, small group or youth gathering. We upload this document each Friday. You can download the prayers or read them below.
We give thanks for the impact of beavers in protecting environments from the worst effects of hot, dry weather. They re-engineer landscapes to slow down the passage of water, reducing flood risks, maintaining wetlands in dry spells, and boosting biodiversity. God, we are grateful for the ways nature reinforces itself. Help us to work more in step with the natural world.
We give thanks for a rise in repairing items instead of throwing them away. Tutorial videos, apps, repair cafés, tool libraries and right-to-repair legislation are enabling more people to move away from throwaway culture, saving money and waste. God, help us take more steps towards a circular, waste-free economy.
75 years after the partition of India, we pray for positive relations between India and Pakistan. The partition led to over a million deaths and 15 million displacements, and its legacy manifests in tensions between and within both contemporary states. God, we take this opportunity to reflect on a painful history. We pray for a better future for all affected.
As much of Europe struggles with dry and hot weather, we pray for protection from the impacts of drought. Extremely dry land increases the possibility of fires, endangers water supply, and hampers agriculture. God, we pray that people would be safe and land would recover. Help us to grasp the wide-reaching consequences of climate change with due seriousness.
We pray for Sierra Leone, where anti-government protests amid economic hardship have spilled into violence. At least six police officers and two civilians died last week. God, we hear the cries of people in suffering and pray for change. We lament these deaths, and pray that protests would be safe and peaceful.
We pray for migrants at risk of exploitation from rogue solicitors and immigration advisers. A watchdog has warned that desperate people are being scammed out of ‘huge sums of money’ for false promises over visa and asylum applications. God, we pray that people would not prey on the vulnerable, and long for an end to these fraudulent practices.
We pray for those forced into or at risk of homelessness from the cost of living crisis. Data shows the number of households at threat of homelessness in private tenancies has increased nearly threefold in the last two years. God, we pray for all who are struggling to keep up with rent and bill payments. We ask for greater support that would prevent them from being evicted.
Amen.
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