How We Work

The NCCA gathers together Churches and Christian communities which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the Scriptures. We commit to deepen our relationship with each other and to work together towards the fulfilment of common witness, proclamation and service, to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

In peace I will lie down and sleep,

    for you alone, Lord,

    make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8

We pray for the many people affected by war and unrest in Sudan, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Myanmar and Yemen.

We pray for the people of these lands, their Governments and aid workers. We think of the Coptic Church in Sudan at this time, and pray for their strength of faith in a land of disruption.

Along with the prayers for Sudan and Afghanistan below, we also pray for the citizens of Ukraine, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Myanmar, Yemen and the many lands on earth that are experiencing devastation, violence and unrest.

Gracious God, we pray for a just peace among these nations

Hold them in your care, protect and strengthen them during these difficult time. Send your Holy Spirit upon these lands, to transform sadness and violence to joy and dancing. Amen​

A PRAYER FOR SUDAN 
Almighty and everlasting God

we pray for the people of Sudan.

We pray for all those who are working

towards the renewal

and transformation of that country.

may their faith be strengthened

amidst the daily challenges of bureaucracies

and systems

that appear to be against transformation.

 We pray for those whose pain we read in the newspapers,

for the violated, the poor, the hungry

the battered wives and abused children,

the homeless, the lonely and the broken hearted:

give them courage to raise their voices for justice.

Strengthen them as they ask for justice in all areas.

We pray lasting peace in Sudan through Jesus

Christ, the prince of peace.

© 2015 Esther Mombo, Kenya (WCC Pilgrim Prayer)

 WHEN THERE IS PEACE

“I know whenever peace come, flowers will be planted instead of mines.”  (12yr old Afghan student)
When there is peace

they will plant flowers

instead of mines.

And they will explode

in silence, and blow us

quite off our feet.

Their colours will blind

our eyes, their scent will sing in our nostrils

cling to our clothes

and linger in the air.

 Fragments will fall

in petals

and none shall be afraid

to walk, through beauty

too shall require

our gentleness

when there is peace.

Alan Horner; in: Holy Ground: Liturgies and Worship Resources for an Engaged Spirituality. p.347. Published by Wild Goose Publications: wwwlionabooks.com

 

NCCA General Secretary, Liz stone lights a candle at the National Day of Prayer for Just Peace in Myanmar -30 April 2023

Attendees at the service for the National Day of Prayer for Just Peace in Myanmar Service