Prayers of Gratitude and Intercession

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Pray for pastors who continue to serve their congregations where members have lost their jobs and are no long able to give financially. Praise God for provision from unexpected places despite hardship.

Praise God for the businesses that have been able to switch production lines to make personal protective equipment and hand sanitizer. Praise God for volunteers who have helped to sew masks and prepare food packages those people without an income.

Pray for families who are mourning lost loved ones. Pray for church leaders who need to find creative ways to provide meaningful rituals for mourners in a time of social distancing.

25 5月 2020

We pray for those who are facing hunger due to food shortages, harvest disruptions, and the effects of climate change on local food production. May God provide and may those with many resources share with those who have less, on both local and international levels.

25 5月 2020
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Medical personnel in Kudus hospital, Indonesia

We are mindful of the many persons – doctors, nurses, family members, friends – who are caring for those who are suffering from COVID-19. We give thanks for their self-giving, and pray for their safety and on-going energy. May the Risen One be there at the bed side, in the hospital, along with them.

 

25 5月 2020

 

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Pray for Communauté des Églises des Frères Mennonites au Congo (CEFMC) which continues to struggle with the loss of an older generation of leaders. Since January, the conference has mourned the loss of 5 pastors. Pray for the families and congregations mourning the loss of Reverend Muyombo from Kikwit, Reverend Mavungu from Kinshasa, Reverend Ndala from Kinshasa, Reverend Mukidi from Panzi, and Reverend Kasombo from Kajiji. May God comfort those who mourn.

 

22 5月 2020

20171210HenkStenversIMG_3059Planting and harvesting is disrupted by the global pandemic, and some farmers are eating their seed stock out of necessity. Pray for an equitable distribution of food in the months to come, and that wealthy countries would not look only to their own interests.

21 4月 2020

20180603Brayan Javier MarquezDSC_0189Social isolation increases the vulnerability of many people. Pray for those who do not have safe homes to shelter in.

21 4月 2020

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“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:12). May the Spirit show us how to continue to be one body despite our physical separation at this time. May we continue top put our trust in Jesus Christ our hope.

21 4月 2020

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Loving God, who walks alongside the neediest and the little ones of this world, we give many thanks for helping us to accompany our refugee and migrant brothers and sisters. We wish to assist them with bread, with comfort, with a willing and attentive ear and heart. We also desire a more just and humane world where we all have a place to be with dignity and joy. Thank you for your faithfulness; at no point has the oil run dry. Just as you did for the widow and the prophet, you have generously provided. We also thank you because we have felt your presence more closely, and we have become more aware of your being God with us.

—Refugee and Migrant Peoples Project, Iglesia Menonita de Quito, Ecuador

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26 3月 2020

Starting 23 February 2020, India has gone through reprehensible violence that has resulted in 45 deaths. Vested political interests and forces of hate have driven rioting on the streets, homes and mosques of the national capital.

We urge the global church to uphold the people of Delhi in prayer for peace and harmony to prevail and for violence to cease. Pray for families who have lost loved ones. Pray for congregations in the Delhi national capital region to open their hearts and facilities for the afflicted and to come to the aid of the helpless and distraught.

Pray for the authorities to ensure the rule of law and the security of vulnerable people of Delhi also for political parties to discipline members who make inflammatory remarks.

—Vikal Rao, Mennonite Church India leader and MWC Deacons commission member

26 3月 2020

We are so thankful for the good rains that are covering the whole country of South Africa. They have come late for good crops in areas, but we are glad to get water. The countryside is good and green. We are very thankful. We do need our dams to fill up though.

—submitted by MWC regional representative for Southern Africa Barbara Nkala

26 2月 2020

Pray that MWC member churches would be open to the moving of the Holy Spirit. May our churches experience individual and corporate renewal. May our hearts turn away from the allure of individualism, toward the call of God to act interdependently as God’s shalom builders in our communities.

20 2月 2020

La corte constitucional de Malawi revocó el resultado de las elecciones presidenciales del 2019 citando irregularidades en los sondeos. Nuestros hermanos y hermanas en Malawi nos llaman a orar para que todas las partes acepten estas noticias pacíficamente. Oremos para que los procedimientos electorales posteriores se realicen de manera justa y transparente.

15 2月 2020

Mennonite World Conference calls for Anabaptist and Mennonite congregations around the world to unite in prayer and to exercise precautionary measures in the church. Pray for people who are isolated, afraid or ill, especially in Wuhan, Hubei Province and mainland China. Pray for wisdom for Chinese government and health authorities working to contain the outbreak, and for courage, compassion and safety for healthcare workers who work tirelessly to save lives. Also pray for wisdom for all governments and health authorities working to prevent the spread of the virus. May they act with compassion and caution.

05 2月 2020

Thank you, God our Creator, who seeks to restore fallen humanity by calling us to faithful fellowship, worship, service and witness together. We worship you, Jesus, Son of God. Through your life, teachings, cross and resurrection, you showed us how to be faithful disciples, redeemed the world, and offer us eternal life. We call upon you, Holy Spirit, to empower us to trust God in all areas of life. May we become peacemakers who renounce violence, love our enemies, seek justice, and share our possessions with those in need.

26 1月 2020

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Give thanks that Anabaptists around the world are united in faith in God’s kingdom across language and cultural differences. Pray that MWC member churches who are suffering persecution and hardship may have courage and hope to persevere.


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20 1月 2020

जबकि संसार में जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण मौसम चक्र अत्याधिक प्रभावित हो रहा है, आस्ट्रेलिया के  बहुत से क्षेत्र की झाड़ियों में लगी आग को वहाँ के लोग नियंत्रित करने के लिए संघर्ष कर रहे हैं, इसी तरह से इण्डोनेशिया के कुछ नगरों में भी बाढ़ और अत्याधिक वर्षा से जनजीवन अस्त व्यस्त है। दोनों ही देशों में, एक दर्जन से भी अधिक लोगों की मृत्यु हो चुकी है और हजारों लोग बेघर हो गए हैं।

मेनोनाइट वर्ल्ड काँफ्रेंस मसीह में सभी भाई बहनों के समक्ष यह प्रार्थना निवेदन रखता है कि ये प्राकृतिक आपदाएं शीघ्र ही नियंत्रित हो सकें, बेघर लोग शीघ्र अपने घरों में पहुँच सकें, और राहत कार्य में लगे हुए दल सुरक्षित रहते हुए बहुत से लोगों को बचा सके।

परमेश्वर की सृष्टि के भण्डारियों के रूप में, प्रार्थना करें कि पर्यावरण सम्बन्धी जोखिमों को कम करने के लिए सरकारें पर्यावरण का अधिक ध्यान रखने वाली नीतियाँ तैयार करें।

विश्वास और मसीही व्यवहार का पालन करने वाले एक विश्वव्यापी समुदाय के रूप में हम जाति, नस्ल, वर्ग, लिंग, और भाषाओं की सीमाओं को पार कर देते हैं। हम यह प्रयास करते हैं कि बुराई की ताकतों से समझौता किए बिना, दूसरों की सेवा करने के द्वारा परमेश्वर के अनुग्रह की गवाही देते हुए, सृष्टि की देखभाल करते हुए, और सब लोगों को प्रभु यीशु मसीह को उद्धारकर्ता और प्रभु के रूप में स्वीकार करने के लिए आमंत्रित करते हुए अपना जीवन व्यतीत करें

— साझा विश्वास 7

16 1月 2020

As we see escalating conflict between Iran and the United States following the killing of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani, let us pray that both governments exercise restraint and focus on a peaceful resolution; that they would “not merely look out for their own personal interests, but also for the interests of others” (Philippians 2:4).

The Spirit of Jesus empowers us to trust God in all areas of life so we become peacemakers who renounce violence, love our enemies, seek justice, and share our possessions with those in need.

—Shared Conviction 5

16 1月 2020