Prayer Offered for March 23, 2026
Upon invitation of the President, the following prayer was offered by Senator Cortese, as written by the Chaplain, Sister Michelle Gorman, RSM:
Gracious and merciful God, since 1993, World Water Day has been celebrated on March 22nd. This year, the theme “Water and Gender,” explains how water access affects gender equality.
We pray for all women and girls who are mostly responsible for collecting water each day in many parts of the world, walking long distances to accomplish the task.
We lament this burden that keeps girls out of school and limits their opportunities to contribute to the betterment of their societies.
We pray to be aware that as climate change leads to scarcity of water in countries already experiencing droughts, women and girls experience more domestic violence because of their inability to find sufficient water.
Merciful God, give us guidance on how to be better stewards of this finite resource on which all our lives depend. Open our eyes to the urgency for governments and civil society to work for sustainable and affordable solutions to the world water crisis.
We ask all of this in Your name.—AMEN.
