Pentecost – The Power of the Holy Spirit
We pray that we may stand together, living with the power of the Holy Spirt,
united in God’s love and authority, to be challenged by the extraordinary,
the unexpected, the unexplained, the inequality, the tragedy of war and deprivation.
Let us give thanks for the start of the new year, for things familiar and new challenges.
Give thanks especially for those we love and whose loyalty we depend on;
whose frailties we understand and forgive in the hope that ours too will be accepted and understood.
Lord, make me a planter of the seeds of hope.
Where there is discord, let me sow compassion.
Where there is loneliness, let me sow companionship.
Where there is anxiety, let me sow comfort.
May the seeds I plant with your guidance and grace grow to be a sheltering tree,
A Little Walk in the Garden with God
As you make this little journey.
Think about the times you have lived through and experienced,
easy , difficult , bad , good.
Think of encounters and choices.
What might God be saying to you in the journey so far?
What might God be inviting you to lay down and let go of as you journey together?
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – 15th October 2023
Oh Lord, you know every tear that has fallen onto our cheeks.
You know how painful and devastated we are at the loss of this precious child.
Please help the parents to use their tears as healing
and not to hold back or try to be strong on their own
when it’s too much to handle.
Thank you that you care about every single tear drop that falls from our eyes,
it is not lost on you.
Help us to mourn alongside these parents,
and help us to continue to trust you moving forward
A Prayer seeking God’s Intercession
Heavenly Father, you are our refuge and strength in times of trouble.
Please heal the broken,
make well the sick,
ease their pain and grant them peace.
Restore happiness to those in despair.
Bring love to the love to the lonely,
food to the hungry and peace to the world.
A Prayer of Thanks
Eternal God, we are thankful that you clothe us with forgiveness.
You cover us with your grace.
You feed us with your word.
You robe us with your generosity.
You root us in your faithfulness.
You gather us in your love and you invite us to be your disciples.
You go all out to draw us to you and you call each of us by name.
A Prayer for God’s Forgiveness
In Jesus’ name we pray:
Almighty Father, forgive the sins that we remember and the sins we have forgotten.
Forgive our many failings in the face of temptation, and those times when we have been stubborn.
Those times when we have ignored those less fortunate than us or been too busy to notice. Forgive us when we forget the beauty of your world or take things for granted.
Forgive us when our courage fails us and we doubt our ability to bring about change.
Be with us in all we try to do and give us strength to do your will.
Prayers of Adoration, Confession, Assurance of Forgiveness:
Thank you, dear God,
For the world you Created.
Blessed be your name.
And everything you have done.
Blessed be your name.
Thank you for Your Word.
And the lessons I still learn
Blessed be your name.
Following the military invasion of Ukraine, resources are available to help churches and individuals pray for peace and for the peoples of Ukraine and Russia, and reflect on the Christian call to be peacemakers.
The Joint Public Issues Team of the United Reformed Church, Methodist Church and Baptist Union has issued the following prayer: