World Evangelical Alliance - Middle East Relief

“At 3 in the morning, we evacuated with nothing but what we could carry.” These are the words of a family from Resurrection Church in South Lebanon — one of many whose lives have been repeatedly shaken by conflict. Over the past five years, this church has grown from 30 families to nearly 300, bringing together Lebanese, Palestinians, Arabs, and Kurdish believers. Today, many are facing unimaginable hardship. Missiles passed overhead. Explosions shook their neighbourhoods. Children cried in fear as nearby buildings were struck. One church family lost their newborn baby in an airstrike. Another young believer, unable to leave her father behind, quietly asked: “Please pray that I wouldn’t feel anything.” These are not distant headlines. These are our brothers and sisters in Christ. Yet even now, the Church is responding. Leaders are helping families evacuate, opening homes to shelter the displaced, and providing food, medicine, prayer, and care through local churches. At least 60 families remain trapped in southern Lebanon. Many have little or no income. The needs are urgent. Together, we can stand with them. Give Now Your gift today will help provide: Emergency shelter for displaced families Food and essential supplies Medical support and trauma care Ongoing ministry through local churches Prayerful support for vulnerable believers and the next generation WEA’s Middle East Relief efforts are carried out through trusted local partners, including the Middle East and North Africa Evangelical Alliance and local churches already serving affected communities. Please join us in prayerful action for families across Lebanon and the wider region. Support the Reponse Learn more and give here: www.worldea.org/middle-east-relief-campaign/ Even in suffering, we hold onto hope. Because Christ is present through His Church — every nation, every generation. Grace and peace, World Evangelical Alliance In partnership with MENA Evangelical Alliance and local churches. The World Evangelical Alliance retains discretion over how donations are allocated to ensure they are used where they can have the greatest impact. Over two billion Christians in the world today are represented by three world church bodies. The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is one of those, serving more than 600 million evangelicals belonging to churches that are part of 143 national Evangelical Alliances in 9 regions. Launched in London in 1846, the WEA unites evangelicals across denominations for prayer, evangelism, mission, theological education, religious freedom, human rights advocacy, relief, and engagement in a wide range of social issues. It speaks with one voice to United Nations, governments, and media in public or through behind-the-scenes diplomacy on issues of common concern to the Church. For more information, visit worldea.org WEA has been a charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability since 1980. WEA is audited annually by an independent public accounting firm. WEA is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. In the United States, your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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WCC NEWS: WCC encourages global fellowship to pray for peace in Ukraine

In a series of global prayers for peace, the World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches around the world to join in the Global Prayer for Peace in Ukraine on 11 June at 13.00 CET. Thousands of Ukrainian flags have been placed at the Maidan Nezalezhnosti/Independence Square - the central square of Kyiv, capital city of Ukraine, in front of the Independence Monument, in memory of those whose lives have been lost since the Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022. Photo: Albin Hillert/Life on Earth 08 June 2026 The WCC series of global prayers for peace, which began with a prayer for the Middle East, is intended to bring the worldwide ecumenical community into a shared rhythm of solidarity, intercession, and hope.  Rooted in faith and grounded in the conviction that prayer is both witness and action, the initiative reflects the vocation of the churches to accompany those who suffer and to uphold the dignity of all people. The Global Prayer for Peace in Ukraine is prepared and organized in cooperation with the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, which represents more than 90% of all religious organizations and communities in Ukraine.  Special resource brochure for the Global Prayer for Peace in Ukraine has been developed by the WCC to accompany the event. It offers prayers from Ukraine, in English and Ukrainian, to guide in shared moments of intercession and hope. More about the Global Prayer for Peace in Ukraine The Global Prayer for Peace in Ukraine Prayer Resource Register and join the prayer See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 356 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay from the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches Chemin du Pommier 42 Kyoto Building Le Grand-Saconnex CH-1218 Switzerland

Revised Common Lectionary Readings for June 07, 2026

Revised Common Lectionary Readings (Three-Year Cycle)

Lectionary Readings for Sunday, June 7, 2026

First Reading Genesis 12:1-9 1Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.2I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.3I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." 4So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.5Abram took his wife Sarai and his brother's son Lot, and all the possessions that they had gathered, and the persons whom they had acquired in Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan,6Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.7Then the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him.8From there he moved on to the hill country on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and invoked the name of the LORD.9And Abram journeyed on by stages toward the Negeb. Psalm Psalm 33:1-12 1Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous. Praise befits the upright. 2Praise the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings. 3Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. 4For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. 5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. 6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. 7He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses. 8Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. 10The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. 11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. 12Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. Second Reading Romans 4:13-25 13For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. 16For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, 17as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations")-in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become "the father of many nations", according to what was said, "So numerous shall your descendants be." 19He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. 20No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22Therefore his faith "was reckoned to him as righteousness." 23Now the words, "it was reckoned to him", were written not for his sake alone, 24but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification. Gospel Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 9As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him. 10And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples.11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"12But when he heard this, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.13Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners." 18While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader of the synagogue came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."19And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples.20Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak,21for she said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well."22Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And instantly the woman was made well.23When Jesus came to the leader's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion,24he said, "Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him.25But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.26And the report of this spread throughout that district.

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Prayers for Our Community, Our Nation and Our World

We can offer specific daily prayers for our community, nation and world. Between Monday, June 8 and Sunday, June 14, we'll lay before God the needs listed below.

• Monday, June 8, 2026 - That we remember those who died in service to their country.
• Tuesday, June 9, 2026 - That World Vision will be able to address real human needs around the world.
• Wednesday, June 10, 2026 - That Russia and Ukraine find a peaceful resolution to their conflict.
• Thursday, June 11, 2026 - That governments recognize nations will be judged based on how they treat the poor and the powerless.
• Friday, June 12, 2026 - That children be protected from those who are not seeking their best interest.
• Saturday, June 13, 2026 - That peace will be restored in the Middle East.
• Sunday, June 14, 2026 - That businesses, unions and government officials be ethical in all tax reporting and financial transactions.