Praying for COP28
Download a new guide with prayer points, prepared by Isabel Carter.
Entries by Delia Lang
December 2023 Prayer Points
As we start Advent and the COP28 talks begin, we give thanks for the hope we have in Christ … and pray both for the talks and for countries to take action to make positive commitments into reality. Download the December 2023 Prayer Pointsl
November 2023 Prayer Points
Ahead of the next UN Climate Conference, Pope Francis issues a powerful call to action. Extreme weather events underline the need for urgent action. We lament the destruction associated with conflict. And we pray for nations and negotiators preparing for COP28. Download the November Prayer Points
October 2023 Prayer Points
Apologies to all that the October prayer points didn’t go up as usual, due to unforeseen circumstances. We are now putting up an abbreviated version of what would have been the prayer points. Download Pray and Fast Prayer Points October 2023
September 2023 Prayer Points
As the Season of Creation begins, we join in the worldwide prayers to ‘let justice and peace flow’! We lament the recent climate disasters and pray for all who suffer. We ask for justice for those who have done the least to cause the climate crisis and yet are suffering some of its worst impacts […]
August 2023 Prayer Points
As we prepare for the Season of Creation, we look around our world and see what UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called the ‘era of global boiling’. Lamenting the destruction and asking God’s forgiveness for our part in it, we pray for brothers and sisters – and for all of creation – affected by the […]
July 2023 Prayer Points
‘The heat is on’ as countries around the world experience record-breaking temperatures, while negotiators struggle to make progress in the UN climate talks. We give thanks for signs of climate action – increases in renewable capacity, a key referendum in Switzerland, progress to halt deforestation in Brazil, the Church of England’s decision to divest from […]
June 2023 Prayer Points
This month starts with celebrations of the Trinity and thanksgiving for God’s creation – and our opening reflection links the two. We give thanks for effective action to limit certain pollutants and pray for a treaty that will curb plastic production and pollution. We pray for those affected by the East African drought and lament […]
May 2023 Prayer Points
In May we celebrate Pentecost, and we give thanks for the Holy Spirit, which moved over the waters at Creation and inspires God’s people today, as through the centuries. We pray for people suffering extreme heat – and for action to curb the emissions that are heating our air and oceans. We give thanks for […]
April 2023 Prayer Points
We celebrate Christ’s resurrection – and the promise it offers for us and for all creation. As creation continues to groan in anticipation of redemption, we note the urgency for action, pray for those affected by climate impacts, ask God to inspire governments and people with the will to act, and give thanks for those […]