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Prayer Book
A prayer book is available on the shelf by the inner entrance
doors to the church. You are welcome to add details of people
or concerns that need our prayers.
The book will be brought forward for the intercession prayers each week.
Prayer s of intercession
God of all:
we pray for places where neighbouring peoples
and countries are at war, asking that a just peace will
overcome deep-seated fear and hatreds. May we be
faithful in prayer for the Middle East where neighbours
are driven by historic mistrust and deepening violence;
for decisions that improve lives across all the nations
of the United Kingdom; for dialogue leading to lasting
peace between Russia and Ukraine; for co-operation
between nations on the biggest challenges facing us
all in our world, including climate change, asylum and
migration.
We turn to you, O Lord. Fill our hands with gifts to share.
Send us out to share your love.
God of all:
we pray for our relationships with our friends, our families
and our colleagues at work that we would show your
love in daily acts of kindness. May we be generous in our
opinions of others. May we break down barriers and see
beyond narrow expectations of other people and may we
be prepared to go beyond the limits of our own patience
and care, trusting in the resources of your Holy Spirit.
We turn to you, O Lord. Fill our hands with gifts to share.
Send us out to share your love.
God of all:
we pray for all on the edges of our communities: local
and national; for people whose voices are sometimes
not heard and whose opinions are overlooked. May
we hear the voice of people of all ages and from every
background and may we remember that Jesus placed
a child in the midst showing us the upside-down values
of your kingdom where the smallest is greatest and the
outsider belongs at your table.
God of all:
we pray for people who are suffering from sickness or
distress of any kind; for bereaved people, remembering
especially the flood disaster in Texas; for all people
fleeing war and conflict and for all victims of bullying,
racial hatred, violence and injustice. May we have the
holy imagination to see the pain in our world and be
prepared to respond to it with whatever resources we
have.
We pray today for people who work at the frontline of
caring: medical staff; first responders; social workers,
teachers, parents, those who work tirelessly for Action
for Children and people whose life ministry is about
binding up the wounds that life inflicts; and we place into
your hands the people we know who are in need of your
healing today.
We turn to you, O Lord. Fill our hands with gifts to share.
Send us out to share your love.
God of all:
we pray for your peace and grace to guide our actions
and for your love to shape us as we walk day by day with
you. May we be strong, patient and joyful in serving you
and faithful in loving our neighbour.
We turn to you, O Lord. Fill our hands with gifts to share.
Send us out to share your love.
Amen.
We turn to you, O Lord. Fill our hands with gifts to share.
Send us out to share your love.
God of all:
we pray that our mission would always be rooted in the
basics of caring for others and may our plans, budgets
and actions put the needs of others before our own. May
we be renewed for more generous living and equipped
for more open-hearted attention to those in need. We
pray for wisdom for all in local and national government
as they make decisions that affect people who are in
need, especially decisions relating to child poverty and
provision for special educational needs in schools.
We turn to you, O Lord. Fill our hands with gifts to share.
Send us out to share your love.
Prayer
If you would like some time of prayer before
or after the service one of our prayer team are
available to help in anyway they can.
Prayer is the fundamental part of our
Christian faith.
Prayer is at the heart of all we do.
We look to God for direction.
