Thanksgiving Introduction Our Prayer for the World this week will focus on Thanksgiving. As we celebrate our National Holiday tomorrow, it is fitting to offer prayers of gratitude and petition. We will begin with a song of “grateful praise!” Song: For the Beauty of the Earth, Mormon Tabernacle Choir https://youtu.be/6BPq3sJa-FA?si=yxjfIG86yq2fkWmn For the Beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth, over and around us lies: (Refra

Ecological Crisis, a Threat to Peace Introduction The UN climate conference in Belém, Brazil, COP30 (Conference of Parties), is taking place from November 10-21, 2025 . More than 50,000 people have registered to attend this year’s COP in Belem, including journalists, climate scientists, Indigenous leaders and representatives from 195 countries. The Conference will have no representation from Washington. President Trump cited the economic burden of climate initiatives on

Veterans Day and True Patriotism Introduction Since yesterday was Veterans Day, that is the focus of our prayer today. Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day on November 11, 1919. It commemorated the end of World War I and the signing of the armistice in 1918, a step toward negotiating a peace treaty. In 1954, at the urging of veterans and others, Congress changed it to Veterans Day in gratitude to all Veterans for their sacrifice and service to the Country. While

Culture of Exclusion Introduction In the present situation of our world, we are becoming more acutely aware of our oneness, our connectedness. What happens in one part of the world in terms of war, use of Earth’s resources, etc. affects us all. However, too often folks are excluded instead of included when decisions or laws affecting them are made. Today we will pray for those who are unfairly excluded from the economic, political or cultural life of society, thr rights an