Dear Spirit of Peace and Presence, we address you today with reverence and a profound sense of concern, bearing witness to the challenges and struggles that beset our world.
In the midst of conflict, upheaval, and a lingering hope for a better future, we extend our prayers to the people of Washington, D.C., as the National Guard is deployed and the city’s police placed under federal control. May peace be pursued through wisdom and not force, justice be rooted in truth and not fear, and every resident feel safe, seen, and heard.
We also pray for the courts as a trial commences over the use of the National Guard in California. May the law serve as a shield for the vulnerable, and power be held accountable with integrity.
Remembering those in the path of Tropical Storm Erin, forming in the Atlantic and gathering strength, we seek mercy for the storm’s passage and hope that communities will prepare with care and compassion. May neighbors become lifelines, and shelter be provided for all in need.
We hold in prayer the pursuit of truth, as a judge denies the release of Ghislaine Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts. May justice not be obscured by secrecy, and healing come to those whose stories remain hidden.
We lift up the workers and families affected by the explosion in Pennsylvania, where a steel factory became a site of rescue and fear. May the injured be restored, the grieving be comforted, and safety be renewed in every workplace.
We grieve the escalation in Eastern Europe, as Ukraine seizes land it hoped to trade, only to lose it again. May diplomacy rise above destruction, and leaders seek peace not through conquest but through compassion.
For all beings—the grieving and the rejoicing, the powerful and the powerless, the seen and the unseen—may peace prevail, love lead, and hope endure. Amen 
Whispers of Grace 
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