Entries by Delia Lang

January 2025 Prayer Points

As 2025 begins, we look back at the toll of climate impacts in 2024 and pray for all affected. We pray that negotiations that ended with disagreement and disappointment in 2024 may continue with greater success in 2025. We pray for the International Court of Justice, as it prepares an advisory notes on states’ climate […]

November 2024 Prayer Points

As we think about ‘All Saints’ we remember and give thanks for those whose love of God and neighbour has shown itself in care for creation. We pray for the biodiversity, climate, and plastics treaty conferences this month, and for the US elections. We lament the flooding in Spain – and pray that God will […]

October 2024 Prayer Points

In honour of St Francis (whom many churches commemorate on 4 October), we start and close with verses from ‘All Creatures of Our God and King’. In between, we hear Pope Francis reflect on our relationships with all God’s creatures, pray for the Cali meeting of the Convention on Biodiversity, and pray for the forthcoming […]

August 2024 Prayer Points

In August, we celebrate the Transfiguration of Christ – and learn from the Orthodox tradition how that can help us think about care for creation. We look at the way the Olympics are engaging with sustainability, pray for meetings of scientists and climate negotiators, and pray about developments in China and the UK. We also […]

July 2024 Prayer Points

This month we look forward to Season of Creation, pray for recently-elected governments and about forthcoming elections, lift up people suffering because of extreme events, pray about recent court decisions, and are inspired to become ‘servants of beauty’. Download the July prayer points

June 2024 Prayer Points

It’s a busy month – there are elections in multiple countries, the UN climate conference meets in Bonn, and there are a host of special commemorations: Environment Sunday on the 2nd (and World Environment Day on the 5th), World Oceans Day on the 8th, Great Big Green Week, Tax Justice Sunday, and World Refugee Day […]

May 2024 Prayer Points

We celebrate Pentecost and Trinity in this month … and we give thanks for the work of the Holy Spirit in God’s great plan of creation and redemption. We lament the ongoing extreme events that show the disorder of our overheated world. We pray for those who suffer as a result. We pray for elections […]

April 2024 Prayer Points

Alleluia! The Lord is risen! We give thanks to God who has reconciled all things in Christ – and pray for the world that God loves so much. There are many areas of concern this month – especially around extreme heat and the continued emphasis by fossil-fuel producers on expanding exploration and development. There are […]

March 2024 Prayer Points

We start this month by remembering the words of St David, patron saint of Wales – “Be joyful, keep the faith, and do the little things ….” We pray for efforts, in Wales and in Europe, to bring in new legislation that will protect nature. We pray for the campaign to convince insurers to insure […]