World Day of Prayer for Women

The World Day of Prayer was celebrated in many ecumenical services around the globe. Christian women from the Cook Islands, an island chain in the South Pacific, were responsible for the order of worship this year. The Christians of the very small and scattered islands placed Psalm 139 at the center of the divine service. They invited them to see the wonders of creation and to trace and share the joy of it. They also write: "God goes with us int…