Prayers for February 1, 2026

O God of all promise, we are assembled here in your name to ask for your blessings and encouragement as we seek to live our faith through promoting justice and kindness throughout our local community and across the world.  Let the Holy Spirit guide us to reach out to all who suffer or are in need and let us rejoice in opportunities to show your holy presence through our lives of faith.  Let the words of our Lord Jesus Christ guide us in all our works.

Merciful God, receive our prayer.

Dear God of peace, the world of your creation is much troubled by war, conflict, and oppression.  Let us become peacemakers for all people and work through faith to bring relief in their time of need.  We ask that world leaders put away thoughts of ambition and violence and seek peace for all.  We pray especially for the people of Ukraine who are daily under attack.  Their suffering is great and they look to you for solace.

Merciful God, receive our prayer.

O God of comfort and care, let us become purified through acts of love and service for those whose lives are affected by hate, discrimination, and intolerance.  Be with the refugees who have left everything to seek better lives with hope for a future of promise.  Show us how to express our faith by assisting them with food, housing, and medical care.

Merciful God, receive our prayer.

Beloved God of mercy, we pray that you will abide with those who suffer from physical pain or mental distress.  Strengthen their caregivers and medical professionals to restore their health.  At the same time, we pray for all those saints who have gone before us and now rest in your loving embrace.  Be with their families and ease their grief with the sure knowledge of your enduring promise.

Merciful God, receive our prayer.

Blessed God of creation, you gave us a world of perfection and beauty, but it is in many ways threatened by pollution and exploitation.  Be with those who work to reverse the effects of climate change and guide the leaders of the world to preserve, protect, and enhance the land, air, and waters in which we live.

Merciful God, receive our prayer.