World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement led by Christian women
who welcome you to join in prayer and action for peace and justice. The service is celebrated globally on the first Friday of March. Individual communities in more than 170 countries participate in the prayer service.
In Albuquerque,
Church Women United will be hosting the event on
Friday, March 2, 9:30 a.m., Asbury United Methodist Church, 10000 Candelaria NE (
map)
Each year, women from a selected country are invited to prepare the
prayers that will be used in all of the celebrations around the world.
The prayers for 2018 were prepared by women from the small country of
Suriname in
northeast South America.
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| Photo: World Day of Prayer site |
Through the worship service, we listen to the multicultural and
multi-ethnic people of Suriname. They take us to their communities and
through their concerns. History is before our eyes! The flora and fauna
are remarkable! The everyday life is weaved into the prayers.
The prayers, based on
Genesis 1:1-31, invite us to remember that we are
caretakers of God’s creation! We are asked to recognize the urgent need to care for the Earth, keeping in mind the commitment of more than 180 countries to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. A pledge to keep the
earth cooler depends on public policies implemented by governments, but
also on our personal lifestyle.
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| Photo: World Day of Prayer site |
How
good is God’s creation? That is the question to meditate and respond to
with a personal commitment to care for creation. But it can also be an
opportunity for the WDP motto.“Informed prayer and prayerful action” to
be affirmed in the community. What is it that we, as the WDP movement,
can do to keep God’s creation good?
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