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If the Lord had not been my help,
my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
When I thought, “My foot is slipping,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up
When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul. (Psalm 94:17-19)

Join us each week as we share new prayers for the vulnerable among us facing challenges, fears, and threats. We will name many of the harms unfolding and acknowledge what is being erased, lost, and threatened.

These prayers are not a replacement for action; they are meant to offer space for grounding and discernment as we seek to bear one another’s burdens in the love and way of Christ.

Join by Zoom each Monday at 11:45 a.m. ET to hear the prayers aloud, in the context of a simple liturgy, prayed by members of the Community of Francis and Clare.

Recent Prayers

Prayers by Topic

For an End to Political Violence

For Civil Hearts and Listening Ears

For Coalition Building

For Fairness in Elections and Representation

For Life After Hate

For Seeing One Another as Human First 

For Speech Guided by the Spirit

For Weary Peace Advocates

Thanksgiving for Peaceful Elections

For Justice Beyond Vengeance 

For the Dignity of Those Harmed in Detention

For Those Who Are Detained or Missing

For Those Facing Execution

For Those Imprisoned for the Sake of Conscience

For Those Still Held in Guantánamo Bay

For Dignity, Accessibility, and Participation for People with Disabilities

For Visibility and Inclusion of the Disability Community

For Children Whose Schools Become Battlefields

For Educational Institutions and Students

For Education in the Age of AI

For the Most Vulnerable in Schools

For Truth, Not Fear, in our Classrooms

For a Creation Consumed by Fire

For Earth’s Future

For Non-Human Species in a Changing Climate

For Peace with Creation

For Restoration of Wisdom and Renewal of Our Call to Care for Creation 

For the Healing of Creation and the Courage to Change

For the Protection of Air and Water 

For the Protection of God’s Endangered Creation 

For the Work of COP30 and the Healing of Creation

For Those Impacted by Environmental Events

For Those Without Access to Clean Air and Water

For Vulnerable People in a Warming World

For Wisdom and Safety Amid Climate Change

For Wisdom in Land-Use Decisions

For Continued Protection of Federal Workers and Whistleblowers 

For Diverse Representative Bodies that Reflect their Constituents

For Every Child Born Among Us

For Federal Workers and Contractors Amid the Shutdown

For Good Governance (1)

For Good Governance (2)

For Good Governance (3)

For Good Governance (4)

For Good Governance and Diplomacy

For Government Free of Corruption

For Government Leadership

For Leaders Entrusted with the Common Good

For Peace and Wisdom Amid Geopolitical Tensions

For Stability and Justice for Farmers 

For U.S. Service Members and Their Loved Ones 

For the Just Use of Our Court System

For the Lives Affected by Political Decisions

For the Long Work of Freedom

For the People of Puerto Rico, Guam and All U.S. Territories

For the People of Washington D.C.

For the Safeguarding of Checks and Balances

For Those Abandoned in the Name of Efficiency 

For Those Facing Government Layoffs

For Those Harmed by Politicized Decisions 

For Those Impacted by the Government Shutdown

For Those Living in Fear of the Rise of Detention Centers

For Those Whose U.S. Citizenship is Being Challenged

For Truth and the Preservation of Memory

For Truthful Governance and Justice Among the Nations

For Truth-Telling and the Defense of Human Rights

For U.S. Cities Living Under the Fear of Increased Enforcement 

For Young Workers in Need of Protection

General

For Nations Facing Health Crises 

For People Living Under Violence, Repression, and Slow-Moving Disasters 

For the Clearing of Landmines

Africa

For Healing and the Containment of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo

For South Sudan

For Sudan

For Sudan in the Burden of Many Sorrows

For Safe and Sustainable Mining Practices

For the Democratic Republic of Congo (1)

For the Democratic Republic of Congo (2)

For the Democratic Republic of Congo (3)

For the People of Somalia

For The People of the Democratic Republic of Congo Seeking Peace

For the People of Yemen Facing Hunger

For the Protection and Support of Sudanese Refugees

For Yemen (01)

For Yemen (02)

Asia

For Girls and Women in Afghanistan

For Myanmar

For Pakistan and India

For Peace Amid Conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan 

For Peace in Myanmar

Europe

For an End to the War in Ukraine

For Endurance and Peace in Ukraine

For Peace Talks with Ukraine

For Safety Amid Geopolitical Tensions

For the People of Ukraine

For the People of Ukraine under Bombardment 

Haiti

For Haiti

For the People of Haiti

For Victims of Gang Violence

Latin America

For Cuba Amid Darkness and Scarcity 

For Human Rights Defenders and Anti-Corruption Advocates

For Peace and Security in Mexico 

For the People of Venezuela in the Wake of the Earthquakes 

Middle East

For a Sustainable and Just Future for Gaza

For a True and Lasting Ceasefire

For Al-Ahli Hospital and All Who Serve in War Zones

For All Impacted by War in the Middle East 

For Gaza and the West Bank

For Gaza

For Healthcare Workers in Palestine

For Justice and Peace in Gaza

For Layan Nasir and All Who Are Unjustly Detained 

For Peace

For Peace Amid Escalation in the Iran War

For Peace and Protection in the West Bank 

For Peace Between Israel and Iran

For Peace in the Holy Land

For the Children of Gaza and the West Bank

For the Desperate Plight of Palestinians

For the People of Gaza

For the People of Iran 

For the Protection of Lebanese People

For the Protection of Palestinians

For the Seafarers Stuck in the Persian Gulf 

For the Wounded Body of Christ in Syria

For Those Fearful of War and Violence 

For Those Living with the Threat of Attack 

For Victims of the Attack at Al-Ahli Hospital

For an End to Violence in Our Political Life

For Safety in Schools and Action Against Gun Violence

For Those Affected by Gun Violence

For Victims of Gun Violence

For Victims of Gun Violence in the U.S.

For an End to Trafficking and Abuse

For Healing from Gender-based Violence

For Survivors of Sexual Assault

For the End of Human Trafficking

For a World of Preventable Hunger

For Families Facing Hunger During the Government Shutdown

For Families Relying on Food Assistance Programs

For Those Suffering from Famine in the World

For Those Who Face Barriers to Food Access

For Those Who Will Go Hungry This Week in the U.S.

For Those Without Bread in the World

For Those Experiencing Hunger

For All Victims of ICE’s Violence and Raids

For All Whose Lives Are Endangered by Cycles of Violence  

For Afghans in the United States

For Afghans Who Lost Their Temporary Protected Status in the United States

For Asylum Seekers

For Children in Detention Centers

For Dreamers Living in Uncertainty

For EMM and All Refugees Around the World

For Families Losing Protection

For Families Separated by Borders

For Families Who Have Been Separated

For God’s Peace in the Wake of Violence and Fear

For Immigrants from Cameroon and Afghanistan

For Just and Humane Immigration

For Justice and Mercy at the Border

For LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers and Refugees Who Cannot Return Home 

For Migrants in Peril and the Dignity of Their Journey

For Migrant Workers’ Rights 

For Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Uncertain Times

For Solidarity with Refugees

For South Sudanese Nationals

For Those in Immigration Detention

For Those Living in Continued Fear of Immigration Raids

For Those Living in Fear of Deportation

For Those Who Accompany Migrants

For Those Who Feel Forgotten in Detention Centers

For Those Who Remain Detained in Immigration Detention Centers

For Indigenous Communities

For Oak Flat and the Apache People

For the First Peoples of the Land

For the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

For Wisdom in Land-Use Decisions

A Prayer of Thanksgiving to Witnesses of Love and Justice

For Compassionate Care and Healing

For LGBTQ+ People Amid the Reality of Conversion Therapy

For LGBTQ+ Youth

For Our Trans and Nonbinary Siblings

For Safety and Fairness for Transgender People

For the Honoring of Names and Identities

For the Safety and Dignity of Transgender People 

For The Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Youth

For Trans Youth Seeking Healing and Wholeness

For Transgender Members of the Military

For Transgender Students Seeking Belonging 

For Visibility of the LGBTQ+ Community

For Nonprofits

For the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations

For Those Affected by the Loss of Humanitarian Funding

For UNESCO and Work Across Borders

For United States Institute of Peace

For Volunteer Programs

For a Renewed Commitment to Ending Nuclear Testing

For a World Without Nuclear Fear

For Those Suffering from Nuclear Weapon Violence

For a World Without Corruption

For an End to Child Marriage

For Children Without a Country 

For Honoring All in our Diversity

For Justice and the Defense of Human Rights

For the Freedom of the Oppressed

For the Healing of Public Trust

For Those Who Endure Torture

For Those Who Suffer from Gambling Addiction 

For Truth in Public Health

For Victims of Terror and Those Who Seek Peace

For Courage to Stand Against Antisemitism

For Equal Rights and Protection of Freedoms Under the Law 

For Equal Treatment Under the Law 

For Maternal Health

For Police and Policing

For the Wisdom to Face our History with Open Hearts

For a Church Focused on Christ

For Episcopalians from Areas of Conflict

For Our Jewish Siblings

For Pope Leo XIV

For Religious Freedom and Just Use of Public Funds

For Religious Freedom

For Religious Freedom and Mutual Dignity

For the Safety of Worshipping Communities

For Access to Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

For Reproductive Rights

For the Dignity of Everyone Seeking Reproductive Healthcare

For Children’s Health and Faithful Discernment in Public Health Decisions

For Global Health and the Protection of Children

For Scientific Integrity in Public Life

For the Awareness of Scientific Consensus and Shielding from Unnecessary Pain

For the Gift of Medical Research

For All Burdened by Rising Healthcare Costs

For Families in Financial Distress

For Households Facing Economic Hardship

For Liberty and Justice for All

For the Dignity and Rights of the Unhoused

For the Poor and Vulnerable

For Those Facing Financial Hardship

For Those Left Hungry, Unhoused, and Unprotected 

For Those Seeking Shelter and Those Whom You Have Welcomed Home

For Those Who Rely on Safety Net Program

Amid Technological Change in the Age of AI

For Discernment in Digesting Online Content

For Guardrails Against Sexual Exploitation in the Age of AI

For Health Amidst Artificial Intelligence

For Human Connection in a Digital World 

For the Protection of Human Dignity in the AI Era

Migration, Refugees, and Immigration
Human Rights & Peacebuilding
Ending Poverty
Racial Reconciliation
Ongoing Work
Creation Care

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