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04 Sep 2024
A Prayer for Education Sunday 2024 (8 Sep)
Father God in Heaven,
Thank you for your constant guidance and protection over us.
We see how around us not everything is perfect or beneficial for us to do.
We know things try and grab our attention and focus away from who you are and your majesty.
Father, we ask that you help us be led not into temptation, but that you would help us to make better choices and to find true joy and peace in your presence.
We ask you to help us, and guide us, and we thank you for your everlasting love towards us.
Amen.
Churches Together in England
28 Aug 2024
Season of Creation
The Season of Creation, which starts and runs until October 4th, is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home. The theme for 2024 is “To hope and act with Creation” and the symbol is “The first fruits of hope”, inspired by Romans 8:19-25.
We confess that we do not relate to the Earth as a Mothering gift from you, our Creator. Our selfishness, greed, neglect, and abuse have caused the climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, human suffering as well as the suffering of all our fellow creatures. We confess that we have failed to listen to the groans of the Earth, the groans of all creatures, and the groans of the Spirit of hope and justice that lives within us. May your Creator Spirit help us in our weakness, so that we may know the redeeming power of Christ and the hope found in him.
Green Christian
(taken from the 2024 prayer, found in the celebration guide – https://seasonofcreation.org/)
21 Aug 2024
A Prayer for Gaza and Israel
14 Aug 2024
| A prayer written by Martyn Payne: |
| Lord, we weep for the sadness of these days, for senseless killing and mindless violence, for lies believed as truths and truths become suspect. We ask for mercy on our land, with comfort for those who mourn and hope for those who are fearful. And we long that all might turn to the one who is the truth, in whom alone lasting justice, reconciliation and love are found. O Lord, guide our footsteps into the way of peace. In Jesus’s name. Amen. |
7 Aug 2024
A Prayer for our Communities
God of love,
We pray for your Spirit of peace to move in our communities,
that those who are targets of hate might be safe
and that people of good will might work together in love and respect.
We pray for your Spirit of healing,
that those who grieve, might be comforted
and those who are injured might be made well.
We pray for your Spirit of hope,
that those who despair might see a way ahead
and those who live in fear might find sanctuary and freedom.
Soften the hearts of those motivated by hate
and help us all to love our neighbours as those made in your image.
In Christ’s name.
Amen
A Prayer for our Country
May we be united in prayer at this time for our country.
May we pray for our government that they will make wise decisions regarding efforts to counteract the extremism and violence.
May we pray for the bereaved families in Southport, and thank God for the very positive expressions of community among the local people.
May we pray for the extremists seeking to cause public disorder that their behaviour has no place in the values of our country.
May we pray especially for the refugees and asylum seekers housed in hotels throughout the country for their safety and wellbeing.
May we stand up for the rights enthroned in international law that those seeking sanctuary as refugees and asylum seekers receive care and compassion as fellow human beings.
Let us walk in the light of Jesus, treading the paths of justice and peace.
Mary Bradley
Falmouth & Penryn Churches Together Justice and Peace Action Group
