Women celebrate World Day of Prayer
Contributed by Church Women United (CWU) of Columbia

Women and men in more than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 7. "God's Wisdom Provides New Understanding" is the theme used by women of Guyana for the prayer service.

The women developed the theme to express the awesomeness of God's creation and the fact that we can learn from it. As we survey God's work, we are filled with awe at the beauty and diversity, and we begin to understand that we are called to care for all of creation.

World Day of Prayer's motto, "Informed prayer leads to prayerful action," affirms that prayer and action are inseparable and that both have immeasurable influence. As we observe World Day of Prayer 2008, millions of God's people are suffering from violence, neglect, poverty and political injustice. Women and children, especially, are denied basic human rights and are victims of those who would exploit them and abuse them.

The service will be held on March 7th, 10:30 am, at Northminister Presbyterian Church, 6717 David Street.

The faith community is invited to join the women of Guyana in prayer and song to support women's ecumenical ministries toward justice, peace, healing and wholeness.