As the atrocities and genocide continue in Palestine… We shall remember them. We shall not lose heart. Minute of Silence… for the victims of all the recent atrocities in _______ We pray for our suffering world, for the end of enmity and strife between nations, for the end of inequality and poverty affecting people of […]
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While written specifically for URC Commitment for Life churches, this monologue, adapted from a Christian Aid news story, may be adapted easily for any congregation connected to Christian Aid. Worship Leader: Commitment for Life is our church’s way to make a difference in the world. This global outreach programme enables us together to live out […]
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Christian leaders in Jerusalem issued this joint prayer in 2014 to be used in services of worship on Sunday and during the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, usually observed in September. ‘Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain […]
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Text to read before the message: John 13:31a, 34-35 Prepared as a Children’s Message, but usable with all ages. To learn the tune: Todah, La El, Hallelujah – YouTube ( start at 1:12; not great, but the best example I can find) Script How does God say to treat one another? [with love] What does […]
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Words from around the world… What words can be uttered when our thoughts and imaginations are shattered? What words do we say aloud when we gather to worship? What words bring sense to violent senselessness? Perhaps the silence between the words will offer the needed time for sighs and tears. These prayers were originally written […]
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In the second week of Advent, churches traditionally light the Candle of Peace. This prayer of confession might be used in worship on Sunday with this explanation: Several denominations are ‘calling on congregations NOT to light their second Advent candle — in solidarity with all those who are suffering in the war between Israel […]
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Blessed are you, who trust in the Almighty and put your hope in God. You are like a tree planted by the water, that extends its roots to the river. When heat comes, you do not fear, your leaves remain green. You do not grieve the year of drought nor cease to bear fruit. Blessed […]
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For Jesus is our peace… and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. –Ephesians 2:14 You came to us to demolish barriers between people, To establish peace and to unite hearts And to create a new ‘human being’ who does not know enmity but only love. Look at us all, […]
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Power of Wholeness, sweep through each nation on the face of this globe. Fill us with the will and conviction to work towards reconciliation. Unite us as indigenous and invader settled in a new home, As settled colonizers and more recent immigrants and refugees seeking a new home, As Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Hindus — […]
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A prayer for the World Week of Prayer for Peace in Palestine and Israel (third week of September) God, loving Parent of all humankind, You are our Peace. In Jesus you embodied peace with justice – And you still do— Peace at its most down-to-earth, Peace, which can still prevail In the face of all […]
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