Pause for Prayer : September 2024

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25 Sep 2024

A prayer for Harvest

Christian Aid

18 Sep 2024

A Prayer for the Anna Chaplaincy

Faithful God,
You have promised to be with us
on our lifelong journey home.
Thank you for walking alongside us
in BRFโ€™s Anna Chaplaincy ministry
during these past 10 years.
Continue to keep us in step with you,
and in tune with your ways,
as we accompany each other
through the latter years of our lives.
May we daily meet with you
in the life stories of those
for whom we care
and who care for us.
In the name of Jesus we pray.
Amen.
Martyn Payne, BRF

11 Sep 2024


A Prayer for Fairtrade Fortnight 2024 (9-22 Sep)
Just a moment
It starts with a change
So outwardly insignificant
That no one would notice
Except the person
Behind you in the aisle. Just a moment
When instead of seeing
Rows of labels
On a supermarket shelf
You imagine the people
Behind them,
Tilling the earth,
Sowing the seed,
Gathering the crops. And you pause,
Wondering,
What their names are,
Where they live,
What difference it will make
If your hand picks up
This box instead of that,
Wondering: how do I
Love these neighbours?
Can I help change
This childโ€™s long journey for water,
Her motherโ€™s lack of healthcare,
The prospect her father faces
Of another year unable
To feed his family well? Just a moment.
And the person behind you,
Her impatient baby
Squirming in the trolley,
May never realise
That in that brief hesitation,
A life hung in the balance.
CCOW – Christian Concern for One World

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๏ปฟ๏ปฟ