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Latest prayer news

  • Asia: mission opportunities to migrants

    Please pray for Asia-CMS along with CMS’s Asia team they explore more mission opportunities among migrating peoples across the region.

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  • Brno, Czech Republic: new church premises needed

    Give thanks for what God is doing through mission partners Lea and Petra Williams in Brno, Czech Republic. Alongside leading the Anglican congregation, Lea and Petra are involved in evangelism and discipleship among students and support Ukrainian refugees and Czech families in hardship through a local charity. Lea and Petra request prayer for a new

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  • Kyiv, Ukraine: ongoing attacks and power cuts

    We thank God that the Tabernacle of the Living God (TLG) church, whom mission partner Alison Giblett serves alongside, remained safe during the latest Russian attacks on Kyiv. Following these attacks on power stations and on the infrastructure, scheduled power cuts have been reinstated and Alison asks for prayer for the engineers and technicians as

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Prayer resources

The empty pool

What truths are revealed when we prayerfully engage with a particular place? Ian Adams explores how art and theological reflection collide in persistent presence.

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Magnify Advent devotional free download

Download a free four week Advent devotional inspired by women in the Middle East

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Prayer and mission: entering into the ways of God

Adrian Chatfield draws on ancient traditions and mysticism to consider the relationship between prayer and mission.

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Video: Grounded in not knowing

Mining ancient apophatic traditions, finding energy and wisdom for pioneering sacred terrain.

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Creation Care: a biblical reflection

At a key moment in the story of humanity’s engagement with the earth and her creatures, Ian Adams reflects on Genesis.

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Praying from the edges

Jonny Baker writes of the new life and vision to be found when seeking to pray with the most marginalised people.

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Stay with us: stability and momentum through change

Ian Adams explores the Emmaus story as a guide for living through constantly changing times

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Open hands

A CMS Presence resource to assist in nurturing prayerful presence

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Audio: Prayer exercises by Ian Adams

Now with added series of prayers exploring movement, sound and paradox in prayer. Also includes praying with the parables and the seasons.

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The spirituality of fundraising

Spirituality. Fundraising. In the same sentence? Really? Why should we ask for money? Why do we give, as a response to the asking?

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A new psalm of lament

Join us in offering this psalm of lament for the nations of North Africa, written by one of our mission partners.

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Praying power and staying power

A humble prayer group has been supporting people in mission week in, week out, through more than two years of war

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The sharing of Christ’s sufferings

A CMS Presence reflection for Lent by Ian Adams

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The Ways We Pray: what we are learning

Ian Adams reflects on a milestone in a CMS prayer project

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Presence

An invitation to nurture prayerful presence

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Treasure seeking

Caroline Kennedy offers practices that sustain her own personal spirituality and reflects on how to “find the gold”.

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