Today is the International Day of Prayer for the Emergency Services – a day when people around the world pause to reflect, to pray, and to give thanks for those who serve across policing, ambulance, fire and rescue, coastguard, and other emergency services.
As chaplains, we have the privilege of walking alongside those who serve – offering presence, listening, encouragement, and sometimes prayer.
Today is an opportunity not only to be present for others, but also to take a moment for yourself.
Today is an opportunity not only to be present for others, but also to take a moment for yourself.
Whether you’re someone who prays, meditates, reflects quietly, or simply takes a moment to think, this day invites us all to hold our emergency services – and one another – in heart and mind.
It’s a chance to:
- 🕯️ Acknowledge the courage and compassion shown daily by those we support
- 🕯️ Honour the cost that can come with the uniform
- 🕯️ Bring intention, care, and spiritual depth to our role as chaplains
We know that not everyone we serve prays – and not all chaplains pray in the same way. That diversity is one of our strengths. What matters is that we show up with compassion, humility, and presence.
Thank you for the quiet faithfulness you offer every day.
Your work, often unseen, is deeply valued.
Your work, often unseen, is deeply valued.
Police Chaplaincy UK
The Police Chaplaincy UK Police Prayer
Bless we pray all members of the Police Service, that we may honour our calling and serve those around us, upholding human rights and according equal respect to all.
Inspire us to standards of fairness, integrity, diligence and impartiality worthy of our calling; that our actions might always be just, our motives pure and tempered with compassion, and that we may walk in humility.
May we have strength and wisdom to protect the weak and vulnerable, and champion the cause of the innocent; protect us from harm, and may peace reign in our towns, country, and world.
Amen
Written by Graham Choldcroft, TVP.
Revised by the Police Chaplaincy UK Board in 2024
Revised by the Police Chaplaincy UK Board in 2024
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