This week’s Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers includes prayers for July 4, Iran, Peru, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These prayers may be used or adapted in personal devotions or corporate worship.
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July 1, 2009
Posts Categorized: Worship
June 24, 2009
The Green Bible
Check out The Green Bible. Writing for The River Journal, Gary Payton notes that The Green Bible is “a new imprint of the New Revised Standard Version. Old and New Testament verses dealing with God’s creation (the earth, sea, and…
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June 22, 2009
Pray for peace – June 22
This week, Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers features prayers for Disability Access/Inclusion Sunday, Iran, and Peru. The prayers may be adapted or used in private prayer or corporate worship.
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June 18, 2009
Pray for peace
Prayers on Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers this week include a prayer of confession for Men of the Church Sunday and a prayer for seeing God in one another. The page includes a daily lectionary drawn from the Biblical Witness to…
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June 16, 2009
Celebrate Access Sunday
Access Sunday, celebrated June 28, calls Presbyterians to celebrate the inclusion, full participation and gifts of persons with disabilities. The 2009 theme reflects the faith, experiences and challenges of writers with disabilities as they encounter Scripture. The inclusive church values…
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June 15, 2009
Real People, Real Needs
This Saturday, June 20, is World Refugee Day. The theme for the day is “Real People, Real Needs.” Events around the world will draw attention to the plight of millions of people uprooted by conflict and persecution. Presbyterians are among…
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May 29, 2009
Care for God’s Creation
Find resources to observe World Environment Day. This day, intended to raise understanding of environmental issues and to empower people to act on behalf of a sustainable future, is June 5. Congregations can celebrate World Environment Day on June 7…
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April 10, 2009
In a broken and shattered world
Here’s a prayer and meditation written for Easter by Robert Laws, elder at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. This is one of a number of worship resources addressing torture (scroll down to worship resources) that were collected by the…
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April 10, 2009
Easter prayer from Jerusalem
Heavenly Father, In the Resurrection of Jesus and the subsequent outpouring of your Holy Spirit you showed the disciples they had power and authority to conquer in your name; convince your people today of the gifts you have entrusted to…
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April 2, 2009
Celebrate Earth Day Sunday
Earth Day Sunday, April 19 this year, provides an opportunity to consider how to become involved in keeping and healing God’s creation. Get an Earth Day resource (PDF) that contains sermon starters, youth activities, a group study guide and a…
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