WELCOME TO THE EMBRACE PRAYER ROOM
This is a place where we can come together as Christians to support one another in prayer. Our partners frequently tell us that your prayers are a source of strength and inspiration. Christians in the Middle East love to know that people across the world are praying for them as they face the challenges of life amid conflict, poverty and injustice. Now, more than ever, your prayers matter.
As the devastating impact of conflict continues to engulf the Middle East, we cry out in prayer:
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As the world seems to shake beneath our feet, how should Christians respond? – reflection from Revd Su McClellan
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“YOUR PRAYERS MATTER” A MESSAGE FROM LEBANON
“Prayer makes a difference” – a message from Lebanon
WEEKLY DEVOTIONS
Our Weekly Devotions can be used on their own or as a supplement to our Prayer Diary. We encourage you to comment with your own blessings and prayer requests so that we might come together as one community in worship.
Latest Weekly Devotions
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Weekly devotion: Discarded by Society, Welcomed by Christ
Read More: Weekly devotion: Discarded by Society, Welcomed by ChristJesus asks us to remember those in prison. This week we pray for two of our partner organisations in Lebanon: Beit el Nour (House of Light) and Dar Al Amal (House of Hope), together they form the House of Light…
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Weekly devotion: How can we clothe ourselves in compassion?
Read More: Weekly devotion: How can we clothe ourselves in compassion?This week we pray for Musalaha Ministry of Reconciliation, which brings together women from across the divide of the Israel-Palestine conflict and provides space for them to share their experiences. In this week between International Women’s Day and Mothering Sunday…
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Weekly devotion: Called to Defend the Vulnerable
Read More: Weekly devotion: Called to Defend the VulnerableThis week we pray for the Salaam Centre, which tackles violence and discrimination against women and girls in one of Cairo’s most deprived areas. We’re also reflecting on a psalm that calls us not to look away. In the slum…
PRAYERS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Join us in prayer with our partners at the Middle East Council of Churches, praying for justice and peace in this world.
How can we embrace uncertainty? A reflection from Metropolitan Thomas, of the Coptic Orthodox Church and founder of Embrace partner Anafora, Egypt.
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