Creator of All Things, May we see your image in us. Help us to see your love within and be catalysts for compassion. Amen. Edited by Emma Tweitmann “A Beautiful Year in the Bible” #weareccda #ccdaprays

May God's peace overwhelm you to persevere. May His grace strengthen you to keep going. May His wisdom help you pause or stop. May His love fill you with great worth and purpose. May His justice show you His heart & hand over humanity. Pricelis Dominguez #weareccda #ccdaprays

God of hope and justice, thank you for calling us into this work and for calling us together. When we are weary, give us rest. When we feel alone, remind us that we belong to one another and to you. By Dr. Lorenzo A. Watson #weareccda #ccdaprays

We confess the ways we have turned away from peace, the times we’ve chosen silence when justice called. Forgive us, O Beloved, for forgetting our belonging—for thinking we are not enough, for thinking we are alone. Kat Armas Liturgies for Resisting Empire #weareccda #ccdaprays

As we begin Lent, help us to become honest about the ways our societies and selfhoods are marred by injustice, cruelty, neglect, and greed... From Black Liturgies by Cole Arthur Riley #weareccda #ccdaprays #ashwednesday

Love? Yes, love, love, and love again. Because love drives us to seek justice. Because love casts out the fear that makes us cowards. Because love guides those who work for the end of oppression... An excerpt from Liturgies From Below by Claudio Carvalhaes #weareccda#ccdaprays

God of compassion and mercy, We bring to you our divided society and our broken world, Seeking your healing and transforming grace... #weareccda #ccdaPrays

We pray that our hopes for a more flourishing world would be renewed with Your unfailing mercy. Help us rebuild and repair where harm has been done, both in our land and in our hearts... An excerpt from To Light Their Way by Kayla Craig #weareccda #ccdaprays

Lord Jesus, who loves the refugee... we pray for those men and women and vulnerable children in danger and trouble who need refuge. A Prayer For Refugees by Rev. Tish Harrison Warren From Prayers for Such a Time as This by World Relief #weareccda #ccdaPrays

Lord, we grieve the violence in our land. Our hearts cry out for the loss of life. For empty seats left at dinner tables. For arms that will no longer hold their children close. Lord, have mercy. Amen. World Relief, A Lament for Political Violence #weareccda #ccdaprays

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 #weareccda #ccdaprays

Spirit of Love, You have made us with tender hearts— capable of great sorrow, capable of great joy. When the world breaks our hearts, give us the courage to feel it all: not as punishment, but as proof that we belong to one another. Rev. Cameron Trimble #weareccda #ccdaPrays

Lord, just as your love knows no bounds and finds endless ways to reveal itself, so help us to express a gratitude too deep for words. Common Book of Prayer #weareccda #ccdaPrays

O Christ, who defeated the sting of death upon the cross, be near and calm the sea within us with one word, so that we may then comfort others with the same comfort you give to us... “A Liturgy for Those Battling Fear” by Church of the City New York #weareccda #ccdaPrays

This liturgy was written collectively by the 2025 CCDA National Conference Attendees. Father, thank you for the openness to press into lament, while still having joy because of your Holy Spirit.... LORD, with each breath I take, may I inhale and exhale #shalom. #ccdaPrays

Wherever there is fear and uncertainty, hide us in your wounds, O Lord. You who are God over death, let us be an instrument of your hope. Dani M. Jiménez in 12 Christian Women Shaping the Church in 2025 by Sojourners #weareccda #ccdaprays

Dear Jesus, we lament the brokenness of this world that forces families to flee their homes and their lands. We lament the ways immigrants are often treated in our communities. We pray for your justice. Lisa Rodriguez-Watson in Voices of Lament #weareccda #ccdaPrays

Jesus, you are the shepherd of us all. I pray that those who need you in this moment would not be found lacking. You lead them to calm waters, infusing them with new strength... An excerpt from Liturgies from Below by Claudio Carvalhaes #weareccda #ccdaprays

God, who is in us here on earth, holy is your name in the hungry who share their bread and their song. Your Kingdom come, which is a land flowing with milk and honey. Let us do your will, raising our voice when all are silent... #ccdaprays

Lord, we’re tired. Slow our thoughts even as we lean our head up against Your heart. Jesus, warm us with Your presence. Our minds are full & bubbling over with confusion, sorrow, expectations, questions, injustice after injustice, & noise—so much noise. Jocelyn Chung #ccdaPrays