Blessing Our Houses of Worship: A Week of Prayer and Unity

Dear Holy and Loving Presence, we lift our hearts in gratitude for every place where Your name is praised, Your Spirit is sought, and Your people gather. Bless all houses of worship this week—chapels and cathedrals, meetinghouses and monasteries, sanctuaries and sacred spaces—where souls come to be renewed and communities are formed in love.

We pray especially for the Champaign-Urbana Society of Friends. May the hymns sung at 10:00 a.m. rise like incense, and may the silence of worship at 10:30 be filled with Your gentle whisper. Let spoken ministry be led by Your Spirit, and may each child in First Day School be nurtured in wonder and care. As Friends gather to explore the Testimony of Stewardship, may their reflections deepen our collective reverence for the Earth and all creation.

We also lift up St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, and all who enter its doors seeking beauty, tradition, and truth. May the liturgy be a balm to weary hearts, and may the fellowship shared there reflect the joy of Your kingdom.

Guide us all to approach this week with unity and purpose. Let our prayers be sincere, our actions compassionate, and our gatherings infused with grace. May we listen deeply, speak kindly, and walk humbly with You.

In stillness and in song, In ritual and in reflection, Be with us, O God.

Amen