Worship (World Refugee Day)
Planning a worship service around this topic can be powerful for refugees around the world—and for your congregation. Here are a variety of tools, minutes for mission, hymns, and prayers to consider.
- World Refugee Day graphic
- A Short Meditation: “Migration, Faith, and Names: the Bible as Immigration Manual"
- 2023 Worship Resources
- 2023 Scriptural Reflections
Hymns
- We Pray for Afghanistan's People Today
- "When the Poor Ones" 762: Glory to God
- "This Is My Song" 340: Glory to God
- "O God of Every Nation" 756: Glory to God
- "For Everyone Born" 769: Glory to God
- "By the Waters of Babylon (Psalm 137)" 784: Glory to God
- "We Are One in Christ Jesus" 322: Glory to God
- "I to the Hills Will Lift My Eyes (Psalm 121)" 45: Glory to God
- "To the Hills I Lift My Eyes (Psalm 121)" 845: Glory to God
- "A Little Bit of Salt" by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
- "God of the Traveler" by Bill McConnell
- "I Lift My Eyes" by Bill McConnell (text only)
- "I Lift My Eyes" by Bill McConnell (with music)
- "Come Now, O Prince of Peace" 103: Glory to God
Prayers
- Prayer for the People and Nation of Afghanistan
- Prayer for Ukraine
- Prayer for Unaccompanied Children
- Prayer for Syrian Refugees
- Prayer after the restriction of refugees
- World Refugee Day prayers
- "Prayer and Self-Care in Refugee Ministry"
- "Immigrant's Creed" by JL Casal
- "Beatitudes" by Alison Harrington
- Intercessory prayer
Videos
- Prayer from Rev. Bertha Nzeba
- Refugees are People
- International Peacemakers Global Virtual Choir
- Prayer for Cameroonians from Valery Nodem
- Look In My Eyes (song)--a good gathering song or musical reflection during worship
- Rev. Tom Hagood, pastor of Columbia Presbyterian Church in Decatur, GA and moderator of the New Sanctuary Movement of Atlanta offers these inspirational remarks at the "Welcoming Asylum Seekers" conference on April 6, 2024. It is part sermon and part call to action!
Children’s sermon: Crocodile’s Crossing: A Search for Home (a Flyaway Books picture book which also includes an activity guide)
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