These materials are from 2021. Find our current 2022 list at TheEFC.ca/Covid-19.
Updated Dec. 31, 2021
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for December 21-January 4
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and the communities in which they serve, and as they respond to new restrictions and public health advice concerning the new variant in various jurisdictions in Canada.
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for those experiencing anxiety and loneliness in the wake of new restrictions.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in Canada, particularly in Quebec, Ontario and the Yukon, as they respond to the new variant.
- Pray for medical researchers examining the new variant that they will have insight in how to respond.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as Canada, Denmark, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for December 14-December 21
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for those experiencing anxiety and loneliness in the face of climbing infection rates and new restrictions in some places.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in Canada and around the world, and for researchers examining the new variant.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as Denmark, France, Italy, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and the communities in which they serve, and as they address tensions arising among vaccinated and un-vaccinated persons to whom they minister.
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for December 7-December 14
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in Canada and around the world, and for researchers examining the new variant.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and the communities in which they serve, and as they address tensions arising among vaccinated and un-vaccinated persons to whom they minister.
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for November 30-December 7
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and the communities in which they serve, and as they address tensions arising among vaccinated and un-vaccinated persons to whom they minister.
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in Canada.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Turkey, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for November 23-November 30
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in Canada, notably in the Yukon.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as Austria, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and the communities in which they serve, and as they address tensions arising among vaccinated and un-vaccinated persons to whom they minister.
- Please pray for churches seeking to re-establish youth groups and for our youth who whose lives have been disrupted and need a safe place to gather and that our God of comfort and compassion would speak into their hearts and minds, and they would persevere and know hope.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for November 16-November 23
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and the communities in which they serve, and as they address tensions arising among vaccinated and un-vaccinated persons to whom they minister.
- Please pray for churches seeking to re-establish youth groups and for our youth who whose lives have been disrupted and need a safe place to gather and that our God of comfort and compassion would speak into their hearts and minds, and they would persevere and know hope.
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in Canada, notably in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for November 9-November 16
- Please pray for churches seeking to re-establish youth groups and for our youth who whose lives have been disrupted and need a safe place to gather, that our God of comfort and compassion would speak into their hearts and minds, and they would persevere and know hope.
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and the communities in which they serve, and as they address tensions arising among vaccinated and un-vaccinated persons to whom they minister.
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in this fourth wave, notably in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as Austria, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World)
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for November 2-November 9
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
- Please pray for churches seeking to re-establish youth groups and for our youth who whose lives have been disrupted and need a safe place to gather and that our God of comfort and compassion would speak into their hearts and minds and they would persevere and know hope.
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and the communities in which they serve, and as they address tensions arising among vaccinated and un-vaccinated persons to whom they minister.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in this fourth wave, notably in the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as Austria, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and Vietnam. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for October 26-November 2
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in this fourth wave, particularly in the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Iran, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Thailand, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and the communities in which they serve, and as they address tensions arising among vaccinated and un-vaccinated persons to whom they minister.
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for October 19-October 26
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in this fourth wave, notably in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and particularly in the Northwest Territories.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as France, Georgia, Germany, The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for October 12-October 19
Suggestions for this week’s prayers. Pray them anytime or at the suggested communal time of each Friday at 4:00 p.m. local time. Suggestions from past weeks are archived at TheEFC.ca/Friday@4.
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in this fourth wave, notably in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and particularly in the Northwest Territories.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as The Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
- Pray for our political leaders and health officials as they make decisions amidst the changing dynamics of the pandemic in different parts of Canada
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and communities, and address tensions arising among vaccinated and un-vaccinated persons to whom they minister and with whom they serve.
- Pray for therapists counseling persons and families suffering due to the effects of the virus, and the isolation and other harms resulting from the restrictions.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
Friday@4 Prayer prompts for October 5-October 12
Suggestions for this week’s prayers. Pray them anytime or at the suggested communal time of each Friday at 4:00 p.m. local time. Suggestions from past weeks are archived at TheEFC.ca/Friday@4.
- Pray for strength and resilience for medical teams in this fourth wave, particularly in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories.
- Pray for our political leaders and health officials as they make decisions amidst the changing dynamics of the pandemic in different parts of Canada.
- Pray for countries experiencing increases in daily confirmed cases such as Canada, Romania, Russia, Tanzania, Turkey and Ukraine. (For a pre-Covid guide to praying for many countries that includes facts and descriptions see Brian Stiller’s An Insider’s Guide to Praying for the World).
- Pray for pastors and church leaders as they confront the effects of the pandemic manifest in their churches and communities, and address tensions arising among vaccinated and un-vaccinated persons to whom they minister and with whom they serve.
- Pray for those battling Covid 19 in their bodies, and for their families and friends that they might be comforted.
- Pray for those experiencing hardship and the lasting physical, social, economic, psychological, and spiritual effects of the restrictions.
Recent EFC posts and links
- Rising above the pandemic in ordinary acts of service, by Bruce Clemenger, May 2021
- Subject to governing authorities, by David Guretzki, Mar. 2021
- When Covid strikes: Resilient prayer, caring community, by Bruce Clemenger, Feb. 19, 2021
- Pandemic leadership: The sound habits we need for these unusual times, by Bruce Clemenger, Feb. 3, 2021
- Covid and parenting, Isolation and Covid, Marriage and Covid: Three counsellors offer advice. Jennifer Bowen, Jen Watt and Stephen Doucet Campbell are counsellors with Shalem Mental Health Network, based in Hamilton. Podcasts January 18, 19, 20, 2021
- How to keep on keeping on, by David Guretzki, Jan. 2021
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EFC Posts and Links from Fall 2020
- The Church and Covid: How are our pastors and leaders faring? EFC webinar, Dec. 21, 2020
- How Is the Church Doing During Covid? Faith Today podcast, Nov 24, 2020
- In those days: Pandemic parallels with the Nativity, by David Guretzki, Nov 15, 2020
- Coping with Covid: A New Study Reveals the Strategies that Work, Faith Today podcast with Bill Strom, professor of communications at Trinity Western, Aug 27, 2020
- God our Comforter, we cry out! by Bruce Clemenger, Jul 29, 2020
- Mixed emotions, by David Guretzki, July 2020