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
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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