A World Healing Prayer for 2026 

 

Beloved Source of All Life, 
One Presence moving through every land, every people, every heart— 
We pause together at the beginning of this year 
To turn toward healing, 
To choose love, 
To remember our oneness. 

We hold the world gently in our awareness. 
We lift every nation, every culture, every community 
Into the light of compassion and understanding. 

Where there has been violence, 
May peace take root. 
Where there has been division, 
May bridges of dialogue and dignity appear. 
Where fear has spoken loudly, 
May courage rise—steady and calm. 

We pray for those who suffer— 
For those displaced, grieving, hungry, or unheard. 
May comfort surround them. 
May resources flow. 
May human hearts respond with generosity and care. 

We bless the Earth itself— 
The oceans, the forests, the skies, the creatures, the soil. 
May we live as grateful stewards, 
Honoring the sacred balance of life 
And choosing sustainability over excess, reverence over neglect. 

We pray for leaders and decision-makers everywhere— 
That wisdom guide their choices, 
That humility temper power, 
And that the good of all be held above personal gain. 

We pray for humanity as a whole— 
That we remember we belong to one another, 
That kindness become our shared language, 
And that love be recognized as our greatest strength. 

May 2026 be a turning year— 
A year when healing accelerates, 
When hearts awaken, 
When compassion becomes action 
And hope becomes visible. 

Let peace begin within us 
And ripple outward— 
From thought to word, 
From word to deed, 
From deed to a healed and whole world. 

We give thanks for the healing already underway, 
For the unseen good unfolding even now, 
And for the future we are creating together. 

And so it is. 
Amen. 

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