For all who are in danger, sorrow, or any kind of trouble; For those who minister to the sick, the friendless, and the needy.

For the Tamils pressed hard; for the Fur, Zaghawa, and Masalit long oppressed in Dafur; for all the peoples of the former Somalia convulsed in violence; for the peoples of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India trapped in ongoing suspicion, hatred, and murder; for immigrants in the United States suspected, watched, and worried; for the homeless, addicted, and ill who lose themselves in great cities; for the indebted, impoverished, and hopeless in every land; the list could long continue.

We also pray for those who live in fear - even when danger, sorrow, and trouble is modest and opportunities for healing and joy abound. We pray that the satanic nature of resentment might be recognized and divine opportunities for thanksgiving will be embraced.

We pray for those who minister to and serve the people of God. We ask that God might strengthen them, encourage them, and give them the wisdom needed to heal our troubled lands, hearts, and minds. Where they find division, may they be agents of wholeness. Where they find need, may they be agents of abundance. Where they find destruction, may they be agents of creation. Where they find hate, may they be agents of love.

We pray also that we may each see and seize opportunities to be God's ministers in our daily life and work.