Prayers and liturgy

When we hear of the millions of men, women and children who are exploited or living in modern slavery, it is easy to feel helpless. While we may not be able to change legislation or rescue every current victim, we can pray to the God of the Bible who sees the suffering of the vulnerable and hates it, even more than we do.

To help inspire your prayers or encourage prayer in your church, we have created a number of resources.

Please let us know if you have used them or anything else that we could share on this page.

Liturgy and Prayers for Anti-Slavery Day

Every year, churches hold Anti-Slavery Day services in October. Use this resource to plan your service.

Six prayers for your church

A prayer of lament, a prayer of commitment, a prayer of resilience and much more!

Prayers for ending modern slavery

Five prayers written by friends and colleagues of The Clewer Initiative

Five ways to pray for your community

Use local landmarks, pray in expanding circles, use the Bible and more!

Two original hymns

Recorded especially for The Clewer Initiative, these hymns embody God's heart for the poor and marginalised and our calling to respond in love.

Look at their shoes

An idea for a church service to help remember victims of modern slavery - using shoes and poetry.