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Three loaves of bread and grain

Justice and Reconciliation Devotions Prayer

“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” (Matthew 6:11) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion

A poem and a prayer for God's Black children

Rev. Dr. Denise KingdomMay 26, 2022

group of people attending burial

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Prayers for Mass Shootings and Violence

Praying in the midst of tragedy we don't understand

Grace RuiterMay 25, 2022

A group of people journeying across mountains and hills and a desert terrain akin to the Exodus

Justice and Reconciliation Devotions Prayer

“Your Will Be Done, On Earth As It Is In Heaven” (Matthew 6:10b) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion

Where heaven and earth meet for all the afflicted

Jui Lin Ou YangMay 24, 2022

A Black woman in a blue jacket speaks into a megaphone at a racial justice protest

Justice and Reconciliation Devotions Prayer

“Your Kingdom Come” (Matthew 6:10a) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion

What does it mean to collaborate with God in building God’s kingdom in the midst of racism?

Rev. Dr. Pedro AgudeloMay 19, 2022

a pile of nametag stickers with markers to symbolize the role that names play for us and for God

Justice and Reconciliation Devotions Prayer

“Hallowed Be Your Name” (Matthew 6:9b) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion

The Lord's name serves God much like our names serve us

Earl JamesMay 12, 2022

blue sky with clouds to symbolize heaven

Justice and Reconciliation Devotions Prayer

“Our Father in Heaven” (Matthew 6:9a) Justice and Reconciliation Devotion

Every tribe, nation, and generation shares one heavenly Father

Rev. Dr. Andrea Godwin-StremlerMay 10, 2022

the Ukrainian flag blows in the wind, backlit by the sun and dark hills

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Prayers for God’s Mercy in Ukraine

In your mercy, hear our prayer, O God.

RCA Commission on Christian ActionFebruary 23, 2022

hands with rings on the fingers fold together in prayer

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“For the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Are Yours, Now and Forever” | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 6

The Lord's Prayer ends with praise, naming God's sovereignty. All glory and honor belong to God alone.

Terry DeYoung and Stephanie SoderstromJanuary 14, 2022

two sets of folded praying hands on a wooden table

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Lead Us Not into Temptation, but Deliver Us from Evil | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 5

By asking God to deliver us from evil, we acknowledge that we are helpless by ourselves to follow Jesus on…

Stephanie Soderstrom and Terry DeYoungDecember 28, 2021

a young black man bows head and folds hands in prayer

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Forgive Us Our Sins, as We Forgive Those Who Sin Against Us | The Lord’s Prayer Petition 4

What does it mean to pray, “Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us”?

Stephanie Soderstrom and Terry DeYoungDecember 6, 2021