Quaker co-writes World Prayer Day liturgy
'Each year a different country is selected to write the liturgy for WDP. England, Wales and Northern Ireland were chosen for 2022; the first time since 1945.'
A Friend has written about her experiences as a Quaker representative for this year’s World Day of Prayer (WDP).
Stephanie Grant was one of thirty-five women who gathered to write the liturgy for WDP this week, based around the bible passage Jeremiah 29:1–14: ‘“I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord”.’ The women, aged between twenty-three and eighty-four and mostly from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, represented a wide variety of Christian denominations. Writing on the Quakers in Britain website, Stephanie Grant says that the day, on 4 March, aimed to bring together women of various races, cultures and traditions in closer understanding. ‘Looking back over three and a half years with WDP and Jeremiah, I have come to realise how much in Jeremiah is applicable to our times. Especially the relevance of the images of the devastation that occurs when human beings do not treat the world as we should (“obey God’s laws”) and the situation of people living in exile.’
The service has been distributed to around 150 countries to create ‘a united ongoing wave of prayer around the globe for at least 24 hours’. Stephanie Grant was nominated in 2018 to be on the England, Wales and Northern Ireland (EWNI) WDP national committee on behalf of Britain Yearly Meeting by the Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations (QCCIR). Each year a different country is selected to write the liturgy for WDP. England, Wales and Northern Ireland were chosen for 2022; the first time since 1945.
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