2026 Week of Prayer

Love One Another

Join us for a week of prayer as we reflect on the theme: “One Another.” Throughout the New Testament, this simple yet profound two-word phrase appears more than fifty times, shaping the very foundation of the early church. Like threads woven throughout Scripture, these words are an invitation to love, serve, forgive, pray for one another—and more. This call to interconnected living defined the early church, and it resonates today for us in the Evangelical Covenant Church as we seek to embody Christ’s radical love in our relationships with others.

Semana de Oración 2026

Amémonoslos los unos a los otros

La Semana de Oración es un tiempo para que la comunidad del Pacto se reúna en sanación y restauración, fundamentada en el amor y la paz de Cristo. Inspirados por la misión de Jesús en Lucas 4:18-19 y la promesa del amor inquebrantable de Dios en Isaías 54:10, este recurso nos anima a reflexionar, servir y orar. A través de momentos de meditación en silencio, actos de servicio y ánimo mutuo, encarnamos la gracia y la luz de Dios. Únete a nosotros para construir una comunidad arraigada en la fe, el amor y la esperanza mientras buscamos juntos renovación y fortaleza.

Previous Years

2025 Week of Prayer

The Week of Prayer is a time for the Covenant community to gather in healing and restoration, grounded in the love and peace of Christ. Inspired by Jesus’ mission in Luke 4:18-19 and the promise of God’s steadfast love in Isaiah 54:10, this resource encourages us to reflect, serve, and pray.

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2024 Week of Prayer

What does it look like for God to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine within and among us? This year, join us in prayer through this 2024 Week of Prayer resource, “Immeasurably More.”

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2022 Week Of Prayer

In our 2022 Week of Prayer guide, women who have been freed from sex trafficking inspire us all to freshly encounter God and fully experience the freedom of his love and power.

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2021 Week of Prayer

In this season of uncertainty, one thing is certain. Jesus is alive and the only answer for our time. His death and resurrection prove he was who he said he was and that everything he said was true. Through the power of his Spirit, Jesus is with us.

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2020 Week of Prayer

The gift of God’s amazing grace is boundless, both in its beauty and its many dimensions. In our 2020 Week of Prayer guide, incarcerated students from North Park Theological Seminary’s School of Restorative Arts program inspire us to freshly encounter and receive God’s grace.

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2018 Week of Prayer

This resource invites us to practice prayer in ordinary life. We are called to pray without ceasing, but in today’s hurried life this is difficult.

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2017 Week of Prayer

This resource invites us to focus on bearing fruit in Christ’s Spirit through prayer. By faith we receive these virtues, but it is through prayer that we develop the ability to live them out in our relationships.

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Additional Prayer Practices

Prayer Walk

This month, we invite you to engage in a prayer walk, a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in God’s presence while enjoying the beauty of the season. Whether you choose to walk through your community park, stroll around your neighborhood, or even use a treadmill, here are some ways to enrich your prayer experience.

Silence Prayer

The prayer practice for this month is the “Silence” prayer. This practice is simply being with God in silence. It is different from the contemplative practice as the goal is not meditation or focus, but one of being emptied to receive.

Centering Prayer

This month’s prayer practice is contemplative prayer, sometimes called centering prayer. It is a meditative practice that can help us connect with God through a word or phrase.

Lectio Divina

This month’s prayer practice is praying the Scriptures, sometimes called lectio divina. This practice is summed up in five simple steps: Read, Meditate, Pray, Contemplate, Act.

Praying the Hours

This month we are exploring the prayer practice of praying the hours, which we find in the Old Testament. We witness Jesus actively engaging in this practice as he prayed the Psalms. Praying the hours is a daily rhythm of pausing to pray throughout the day, for example at morning, noon, and evening.

Prayer of Examen

The Examen is a reflection on the day to help us discern God’s presence and direction. The ancient prayer rhythm was created by Saint Ignatius to check in and reflect on what God was revealing to you throughout the day. Many people use a condensed version of this prayer practice when they connect with their “highs and lows” of the day.

2025 Week of Prayer
Semana de Oración 2025

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Lina Sánchez-Herrera

Chicago West Suburbs, Illinois

ECC Conference: Central
Gender: Female

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AREAS OF INTEREST

Pastors/Church Leadership, Missionaries, University Students, Discernment Process, Transitions, Multi-Ethnic Issues, Second Half of Life, Prayer, Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

Prior to moving to the USA, I was a professor at the National University of Colombia and served with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in Colombia for 16 years. Starting in 2001, I served as InterVarsity National Staff in the USA. I have a master’s degree in Christian Ministries, and I serve in Spiritual Direction to those who want to be fully present and available to God and receive His grace over them. My joy is to see professors and college students coming to know Jesus and being transformed into people that bring the good news of righteousness and justice to others.

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