I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. - Psalm 16:8
Lord, we ask that your spirit would not leave this land. We pray against any powers and principalities that would dehumanize and diminish your creation in Afghanistan and we pray for life grow. We pray for pathways to peace in every family, neighborhood and city during this chaotic moment in this country.
And as we pray this for Afghanistan, keep us who are far away from judgement, open hearts to empathy and lead us all to the humility needed for peace.
Lord as residents in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi take stock of damage caused by Hurricane Ida, we pray for safety during power outages. We pray for neighbors to take care of one another, to remember one another and that the most vulnerable would find help. We ask that your hand would clear supply lines, rescue, recovery and clean-up efforts and that all levels of government would cooperate to restore these neighborhoods. In your name.’
The Caldor wildfire reached Lake Tahoe Basin, forcing over 20,000 residents to flee. As with so many fires across the continent in these last few years, the fire is unpredictable and usual efforts are not working in the same way to contain them.
Lord,
For those in harm’s way we pray for your protection and we pray for evacuation routes to be clear. We pray for those who are fighting these fires – for wisdom and for your Spirit to sustain them. And we pray for the forests to heal and for new life to begin from the ground alongside the humility to learn what is needed to live well with the forests in these days.
Join a Shoulder to Shoulder public conversation on “Multifaith Solidarity: 20 Years Since 9/11” on Thursday, September 9th at 1:00pm ET with Imam Khalid Latif who serves as University Chaplain for New York University and Executive Director of the Islamic Center at NYU.
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