Pray for strength for First Nations women in leadership roles in their communities and in grass roots social justice work. Pray for Canadian settlers to effectively deter the colonial oppression of predatory sexual assault by non-native men against First Nations women.

Give thanks for God’s gift to young Iraqi Kurds of openness and honesty in both naming violence in all its forms and imagining alternatives. Ask for humility and reawakened hope of older, "wiser" ones to listen, believe and act in new, redemptive ways.

God, guide Colombian authorities into effective deterrence of threats against civilians, and
vigorous promotion of human rights, participatory democracy and social justice.  Protect and
embolden threatened women's rights defenders Yolanda Becerra and Gloria Amparo Suarez
and their families, until their work is accomplished.

Lord, restore dignity to those who demolish homes, irrigation systems and olive groves, who practice bombing and shooting all night near residential areas, or oppress by other weapons from the arsenal of occupation.  By the prayers of the faithful, from intended oppression, fashion Beloved Community.

Prayers for Peacemakers, February 6, 2013

Pray that heirs of the Two Row Wampum Covenant of 1613, between North American natives and settlers, may be honored by care for the earth and mutual respect among nations in the Hudson River area and throughout North America.

Pray for six kidnap victims, their loved ones and their ELN guerrilla captors in Colombia.  Pray that the unarmed, the poor, women, farmers, people committed to social and environmental health, may shape a just and peaceful future, as the power of greed and guns wanes.

Pray with Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence, on hunger strike since December 11, that she and other indigenous leaders be granted a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General David Johnston to address treaty rights being threatened by new Canadian laws.

Amid reports that Chief Theresa Spence, on hunger strike since December 11, is weakening, Christian Peacemaker Teams' Aboriginal Justice Team requests prayer support for her and the Idle No More movement, and communications to two government officials.

Pray for women in Iraqi Kurdistan and around the world who, obeying the divine voice, are challenging discriminatory harm and inviting the breathe of life to blow afresh through their families, communities and societies.

Pray that justice-seeking communities in Palestine, Israel and around the world stand firm to prevent the eviction of more than a thousand villagers in Massafer Yatta, south of Hebron, West Bank, and the conversion of their homeland into a bombing range.