Prayers and Blessings
Episcopal Church Women’s Prayer
Almighty God, we pray that You will bless our work in mission and ministry in the world. Help us pray fervently, labor diligently and give liberally to make known the power of your love given through your Son Jesus Christ. Let us not forget the lessons from the past nor fear the challenges of the future. Anoint us with your grace and shine in our hearts as we reflect your light throughout the world. – Amen.
Oración de las mujeres de la Iglesia Episcopal
Dios todopoderoso, oramos para que Tú bendigas nuestra misión y ministerio por el mundo. Ayúdanos a orar fervientemente, laborar diligentemente y dar sin ataduras para anunciar el poder de tu amor por medio de tu Hijo Jesucristo. No dejes que olvidemos las lecciones del pasado, ni temamos a los desafíos del futuro. Úngenos con tu gracia y brilla en nuestros corazones a la vez que reflejamos tu luz a través del mundo. – Amen.
Member Submitted Prayers and Blessings
Hold the victims of slavery, sex, and abuse in your hands
Dear Lord,Thank you for this day. Hold the victims of slavery, sex, and abuse in your hands. Give them the will, strength, and courage to defend themselves to your glory! Help them to bear the burden they have endured and hold fast their belief of your goodness through Christ. […]
Collect for 16 Days of Activism
Stir up your power, Almighty God, and guide us in the ways of justice and truth. Help us to love one another as you love us, that we may be strengthened and renewed by the Holy Spirit to right the wrongs done by those who do not know how […]
We grieve the injustices
This is my prayer. We grieve the injustices that have been perpetrated against women throughout history, and we affirm the equality that you instilled when you created humanity.
We pray especially for women in the developing world, who are often most grievously affected by war, conflict, and natural disasters.
In your […]
To Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
WOMEN’S WORDS IN THE NIGHT
We are the hands that rock the cradle. But what if our hands are battered and bloody? tremble from coercion? abandon the cradle?
We are the voices that sing the lullaby. But what if our voices are faint? shriek with rage? are silenced?
We are the eyes that […]
For those Who are Abused
O Lord, our Creator and Deliverer, you heard the cries of your people in Egypt and sent your servant Moses to lead them out of oppression. Hear our prayers for all your people who suffer from abuse and oppression, that we too might be a means to free them […]
We pray for ALL who are subject to acts of violence
We pray for ALL who are subject to acts of violence, O LORD,
that they may be restored to soundness of body, mind, and spirit to serve as models of faith and hope, that by their good example we can learn to resolve conflict without harm, anger, or hatred, respecting the […]
For People in the Midst of War
O God, you have loved each of us since before we were born, and you love each of us in equal and abundant measure. Yet we sometimes chose not to see ourselves in one another. We sometimes choose to live as though we were not the brothers and sisters we […]
God of Compassion, please help our abused
For Healing from Abuse by your gentle touch
Jesus, by your gentle touch and encouraging word, you raised up the woman who had been bent over: Lift up the heads and hearts of those who have been bowed down by the shame and pain of (sexual) abuse. Heal them so that they may stand up with dignity and […]
We thank you for your grace and mercy.
Good and gracious God, in whom we live and move and have all that we need, we thank you for your grace and mercy.
Stir up in us, all that is in your perfection; love, truth, justice and compassion.
Stir up in us, the courage to see you in all […]
At a Vigil for Domestic Violence
Dear God our Creator,
we gather today because we care about those affected by domestic violence: women, children, and men.
We remember those who have lost their lives to this malfunction of our society. We pray that their souls are now at rest.
We remember children living in homes of domestic violence. Deliver […]
Our hearts are broken over the abuse of women
Dear Heavenly Father, Our hearts are broken over the abuse of women and the subtle and dramatic ways they are violated. What is broken in our relationship to You, oh heavenly Father, that we must remember to help stop this abuse?
How do we protect and keep safe our children […]
We pray for women across the world
Almighty and merciful God, we pray for women across the world who are suffering from violence. Help us to be agents of transformation and promote justice and equality for women around the world. Open our eyes Lord so we can see the truth, the words to speak the truth, […]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2012
Eternal and most loving God,whose spirit falls upon all flesh,
We bring to you this day, our awareness of the serious divisions in the lives of humans living in this beautiful world world which you have created.
You have given the care of this world into the hands of your people…and as stewards we […]
O God, our comforter in hard times
O God, our comforter in hard times, often have we called to you in pain and you have answered our pleas. Here we sit this night, guardians of a shelter where women lie sleeping, briefly safe from the battering and bitterness of a world that does not protect them. They […]