Topical Prayers

You are invited to use these texts in your own worship and private prayer. You don't have to know any particular prayers if you want to pray - in fact, fixed texts can sometimes get in the way - but the ones listed here may help you to think about ideas, images, and forms of words you can use.

  1. White ribbon on a table

    A prayer for White Ribbon Day

    White Ribbon Day is an international campaign observed on 25 November each year, calling for the elimination of violence against women and girls.

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  2. Cars piled on top of each other after Valencia floods

    A prayer for those affected by flooding in Spain

    We pray for those affected by the devastating and unprecedented floods that hit the east of Spain.

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  3. A woman sitting on a chair in front of a window with white curtains

    A prayer for World Mental Health Day

    World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.

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  4. Candle-lit Hemingby St Margaret Church

    A prayer for Peace

    Twelve months on from the events of October 7 and the continuing war in Gaza and the wider region, join us in this prayer for peace.

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  5. Collage of faces

    A prayer for Black History Month

    October marks the beginning of Black History Month, a national celebration promoting and celebrating the contributions of those with African and Caribbean heritage to British society and to foster an understanding of Black history in general.

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  6. Police overseeing a protest in Manchester

    A prayer following unrest and violence in the United Kingdom

    A prayer for peace, unity and healing in the wake of the recent violence that has erupted throughout our nation.

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  7. Polling station sign outside a local church

    A prayer for the 2024 General Election

    A prayer for the 2024 UK General Election to be held on 4 July.

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  8. National Windrush Monument, London Waterloo station

    A prayer for National Windrush Day 2024

    A prayer to mark the 76th anniversary of the arrival of the ship HMT Empire Windrush, symbolising the migration of people from the Caribbean to the UK in the post-war era.

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  9. World War 1 Gurkhas charging a trench

    A prayer on the 80th anniversary of D-Day

    6 June 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. This prayer commemorates the Normandy Landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history.

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  10. A dove in flight

    Prayers for peace and hope

    Prayers for peace and hope in the midst of the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

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