We ask you to keep praying for the 65.6 million people who are now living as refugees. This is equal to the entire UK population.
Pray for all people who have been forced to move, and for those trying to help them. These words from a prayer from the International Association for Refugees may help.
Father in heaven, we pray for the tens of millions of men, women and children in our world today who have been uprooted by persecution, war and violence.
We pray for the children who make up over half of the global refugee population. We especially pray for unaccompanied minors and the fatherless. They are among the most vulnerable people in the world.
We pray for forcibly displaced women in our world - especially for single women and single mothers among them. You know that they are unprotected and face many dangers and challenges.
We pray for uprooted men. Their fellow refugees often rely on them for leadership, help and protection. Grant them wisdom. Renew their strength and hope today.
We pray for the refugee church - our brothers and sisters. May they know your faithful presence with them. Renew their faith. May they extend supportive community to their fellow refugees. Hear their cries and rescue them.
Reveal yourself to refugees as their loving Father, their Protector and their Provider. Protect them from those who would try and take advantage of them. Surround them with supportive community. Hear their cries and rescue them.
We pray for refugee-producing countries in our world. We pray for peace and justice to take root. We pray for the people living in these troubled nations. Hear their cries and rescue them.
May your blessing be upon the nations providing safety and refuge to desperate people. Increase their capacity to care for the refugees within their borders. Bless them with political, economic, and social stability.
It is in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that we bring our prayer before you.
