This Advent prayer by Tracy Davenport guides readers toward forgiveness, peace and holy attentiveness.
Whether gratitude comes easily or feels far away, God meets us with love. Explore our new Thanksgiving prayer by Caroline Garcia.
Teri McDowell Ott offers a prayer of gratitude for released Israeli and Palestinian hostages that pleads for ceasefire, healing and lasting peace.
For October 7’s anniversary, Teri McDowell Ott offers a collect to grieve, remember, and pray for peace, justice, and healing in the ongoing conflict.
"Teach us a better way, a holy imagination of justice, mercy and reconciliation," writes Teri McDowell Ott.
Esta Jarrett pens a prayer to mark the anniversary of Hurricane Helene, offering hope, healing, and remembrance.
Teri McDowell Ott offers a litany of lament and intercession after the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
Jess Rigel offers a blessing for students, families and educators as a new school year begins, honoring all they carry.
A heartfelt prayer for communities devastated by sudden floods, asking God to comfort the grieving, strengthen first responders, and sustain all who rebuild.
Elizabeth Evans asks that the Holy Ghost be present in our lives—now.
Shardaé Henry offers a prayer of confession and courage, calling the church to holy defiance, faithful action, and bold love.
Savannah Demuynck offers a prayer reflecting on Christ’s call to humility and service.
A prayer for those facing tough decisions by Katy Shevel.
January 20, 2025, marks the inauguration of America's new president as well as the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. Teri McDowell Ott pens a prayer to help us hold all this together.
"Be tender toward those who suffer and bring hope to the broken," prays Haley Ballast.
God is not bound by our past. Karen Rohrer invites us to look beyond fear, embrace the unknown, and trust in God's promise of renewal.
This prayer by Katy Shevel is for anyone feeling the weight of nostalgia, the ache of loss, or the hope of new beginnings.
Daniel Health offers a prayer examining sunlight and son-light for December 21, the shortest day of the year.
Shea Watts offers a prayer to use at the Thanksgiving table.
Gratitude is the season's theme, but what if we are not feeling it? Elizabeth Doolin offers a prayer for when thanksgiving is hard to come by.
Join us in prayer for peace, dignity, kindness, and justice on election.
Blessed are you, who pick up the pieces: who gather sticks and saw down limbs, who drag away the broken branches and rake up what you can amid chaos ... — Eliza Smith DeBevoise
Utilizing breads from around the world, this liturgy by Heather Prince Doss invites congregations into an embodied appreciation for diversity and unity.
Confronted with school shootings and stale prayers, new mother Meagan Kelly pleads: Fix it, God.
A prayer after a school shooting in Winder, Georgia, by W. Mark Koenig.
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