23-30 Oct 2024
International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church: 3 Nov
Please pray:
- For the safety and encouragement of Christians in North Korea, and for those who have managed to escape.
- That China would stop illegally repatriating North Korean refugees –returning them to certain danger.
- For the immediate, unconditional release of all currently detained in prison camps.
- For three South Korean missionaries who are serving life sentences in North Korea –detained incommunicado. Pray urgently for their whereabouts to be made known.
• Pastor Kim Jung-wook(arrested October 2013)
• Pastor Kim Kook-kie(arrested October 2014)
• Pastor Choi-Chun-gil(arrested December 2014) - For an end to the violent, targeted persecution of Christians across the nation.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide
16 Oct 2024
A Prayer for the end of Human Trafficking
God of freedom, beauty and truth, we believe that your deepest desire, your most powerful energy, is that all creation might know abundant life. We raise our voice in anguished prayer for our sisters and brothers, women and girls, men and boys, who are modern day slaves; they are your beloved daughters and sons, exploited sexually or forced to work because of human violence and greed.
Fill us with your holy anger and your sacred passion that those who are trafficked might know healing and justice; that traffickers will come to repentance and conversion; that all of us might live in such a way that others are not made to pay the price for our comfort and convenience.
Hasten the coming of the day when all people and our precious Earth itself will be treated, not as a commodity, but as radiant images of your freedom, beauty and truth.
Amen. May it be so
09 Oct 2024
THE PRISONS WEEK PRAYER
Lord, you offer freedom to all people. We pray for those in prison. Break the bonds of fear and isolation
that exist. Support with your love prisoners and their families and friends, prison staff and all who care.
Heal those who have been wounded by the actions of others, especially the victims of crime. Help us to
forgive one another, to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly together with Christ in his strength and
in his Spirit, now and every day. Amen.
02 Oct 2024
Prayer for peace
Gracious and loving God,
In a world overwhelmed by violence, we come before You with heavy hearts. Day after day, we are confronted with images of pain, conflict, and division. At times, we feel powerless, tempted to despair in the face of such overwhelming darkness.
Yet, Lord, we trust in Your promise of peace. We believe that each of us, in our own small way, can be a part of building a culture of peace. Help us to slow down, to pause and truly see one another as Your beloved children, created in Your image.
Give us the courage to stand against injustice, in our homes, in our communities, and in every corner of the world.
Lord, teach us to be peacemakers. Help us to see beyond the labels and divisions that separate us, and to break the cycles of fear and hatred. May we follow the example of Christ, working towards healing and hope for all people.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. May we be counted among them, Lord. May Your peace reign in our hearts and in our world.
Amen.
Archbishop Jeremy Greaves of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland, Australia
