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Interested in hosting an American Prayer Hour in your town?

1)    If you are interested in creating an American Prayer Hour event in your hometown, please contact Wayne Besen, wbesen@truthwinsout.org.

2)    Here is a sample Prayer Hour program:

3)    Sample Litany:

Litany for A Service of Prayer and Fasting

By Rev. Lesley Brogan, Atlanta, GA

God of all places, of this room and the other rooms across the country where we gather to pray and to fast this morning, inspire us.  When we hear of the hatred for sisters and brothers in Uganda, we also feel hatred; we become hateful ourselves. When we hear of the devastation of lives of sisters and brothers because of wars, especially in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, we lose our trust. When we hear of the suffering of sisters and brothers in Darfur, we lose our faith.  We know that we have become a culture of “us versus them,” spending our hours and energies naming and blaming.  In places of hatred where walls are built to separate us one from another, guide us so that we might turn toward each other and not turn away.

Many:         Guide us to a new place where our faith builds bridges and creates places for healing.

God of all time and this morning, stir us up, we pray.  In this time when voices are silenced and agendas are created behind closed doors, open our hearts and minds so that more seats are placed at the tables of change and transformation.  In places where lines are drawn in the sand dividing neighborhoods and countries, awaken us in a new way.

Many:         Awaken us to a time of hope and openness of heart.

God of all people and of your sons and daughters here this morning, gather us in, we pray. Where there is great suffering from hunger and thirst, come.  Where sisters and brothers have no place to lay their heads, come.  Where jobs have been lost and dreams have vanished, come.  Be present, God, in Haiti, in the United States of America, in Rwanda.  In places of violence, addiction, illness and injury, come God of us all, come.

Many:         Come and re-shape your children to love so that we might live into your image.

Holy One, renew us.  In these winter days, we are sorely tempted to hibernate.  Remind us that although the ground appears to lie fallow, it is instead preparing for the spring that is coming. Guide us.  Awaken us, O God. Re-shape us so that we might live into your restoration, your justice, your shalom.

All:       God of faith, hope and love we hunger for you – this is the place, this is the time, fill us with Your courage, peace,  and love.  Use us, we pray.   Amen.