Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils that surround them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Read MoreFor equitable access to healthcare and medical resources…
For attendees of the Astroworld festival and the families of those who died there…
For those suffering severe flooding in the states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in India…
For all victims of senseless acts of violence and destruction…
For all in search of warm places of shelter as the weather turns…
For justice-seekers working in healthcare, housing, food and nutrition, and education…
In thanksgiving for the harvest that has been gathered and for the hands that worked the fields…
We pray for the people of Mount of Olives Lutheran Church in Phoenix, part of the Capital Conference. Visit their site at mountofolivesaz.org, and their Facebook.com page.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Carol Breimeier, Rev. Fred Nelson, and the people of New Spirit Lutheran Church in Tucson, part of the Sunrise Conference. Visit their site at newspiritlutherantucson.org and their Facebook page.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Adam Barnhart and the people of Shepherd of the Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church in Flagstaff, part of the High Country Conference. Visit their site at sothflagstaff.org and their YouTube page.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Steven Crittenden and the people of Epiphany of Christ Lutheran Church in Apache Junction, part of the Rio Salado Conference. Visit their site at epiphanyofchristlutheran.org, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
Read MoreFor candidates and voters in local elections…
For political unrest in Sudan and Tunisia…
For victims of gun violence…
For those recovering from recent severe weather…
For ecumenical and full communion partners, especially the Reformed Church in America…
For continued and increased access to Covid vaccines and treatments, and in memory of those who have died in the pandemic…
We pray for Rev. Gary McCluskey and the people of University Lutheran Church in Tempe, part of the Fiesta Conference. Visit their site at ulctempe.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter.
Read MoreWe pray for Interim Pastor John Leech and the people of Lutheran Church of the Foothills in Tucson, part of the Sunrise Conference. We also pray for Pastor Naomi Hartman, who received a unanimous vote on her call to serve Lutheran Church of the Foothills as pastor. Visit their site at foothillslutheran.org/, and their social media pages on Facebook.com and YouTube.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Karn Carroll and the people of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Phoenix, part of the Capital Conference. Visit their site at oslconline.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Vimeo.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Mark Perry, Annela Rova and the people of Sierra Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Vista, part of the Sunrise Conference. Visit their site at selcaz.org and their Facebook page.
Read MoreFor the newly elected leadership of the National Council of Churches…
For the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi and the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, newly celebrating the ordination of women as pastors in the church…
For congregations and ministries discerning their futures…
For recovery efforts in India after record rainfall and flooding…
For children who have lost parents and grandparents to the Covid-19 virus…
For those who are excluded, overlooked, or unwelcome as a result of disability…
We pray for Rev. Roland Harder and the people of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Buckeye, part of the Cactus Conference.
Read MoreWe pray for The Rev. Cheryl Fox and the people of St. John’s Episcopal Lutheran Church in Williams, part of the High Country Conference. Visit their site at stjohnswilliamsaz.org and their Facebook page.
Read MoreIntercession prompts:
For those who are afraid in their relationships or have suffered abuse or violence…
For Afghan refugees seeking resettlement and the agencies that accompany them…
For ongoing wildfires and risk of wildfires in the western United States…
For those facing hunger and food insecurity and for farmers and all food production workers…
For the work of feeding and food advocacy organizations such as ELCA World Hunger…
For those whose vocations honor St. Luke, the physician: medical personnel, caregivers, clinical support staff, and all who work in healthcare…
For those who live in fear because of homophobia, sexism, and racism…
For congregations in the midst of stewardship campaigns and ministry visioning for the coming year…
When the church gathers, we pray for the needs of the world. Like preaching that is both rooted in scripture shared across time and space and attentive to the local assembly at the present moment, the sense of “praying for the world” is expansive but also attentive to a particular context.
Evangelical Lutheran Worship encourages that “The prayers [of intercession] are prepared locally for each occasion” (ELW. p. 105). How can this be done? What practices are useful? What resources can help? Listed in this post are several resources from ELCA Worship or Augsburg Fortress.
Read MoreFor faith formation teachers, leaders, and students in this new program year…
For those undergoing treatment or who are in remission for cancer…
For migrants detained in detention facilities and those awaiting asylum hearings…
For wildlife harmed and in danger due to the oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, California…
For the work of the Supreme Court of the United States hearing significant cases this term…
We pray for Rev. Tony Scheer and the people of Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church in Mesa, part of the Rio Salado Conference. Visit their site at spiritofhopelutheran.com, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Scott Hove, Rev. Don Lorfing and the people of Good Samaritan Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, part of the Colorado River Conference. Visit their site at goodsamlv.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
Read MoreFor the people of Germany in the wake of a national election…
For the witness of LGBTQIA+ persons in the church and for all allies and advocates…
For equitable and affordable access to healthcare for all…
For the work of the ELCA’s AMMPARO (Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation, and Opportunities) initiative and for the safety of migrant minors…
For the work of the 2022 Multicultural Youth Leadership Event (MYLE) planning team…
In thanksgiving for the life and witness of Francis of Assisi…
