Our Prayers 2023
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Sunday, May 21, 2023
Prayers for Others & Ourselves
For our own needs, and the needs of those around us, let us pray….
Holy Friend, Loving God and Saviour, we pray to you, both when we are at our wits end and on those days when we feel reasonably capable and competent.
We ask you to bless our attempts to aid at least some of the lonely, suffering, bewildered, and grieving people on earth.
Yet our efforts towards loving our neighbours, both individual and corporate, even at their best and most efficient are piecemeal.
Sometimes, in spite of our good intentions, our endeavours may be ill advised and ill directed.
By the loving work of your Holy Spirit, O God, do for our fellow human beings that which we cannot manage to do.
May no child of earth, be they friend or stranger, ever face distress or calamity on their own.
We ask that your presence imbue and bless those gifted people who seem to have the knack of loving others through appropriate, practical ways.
Give each of us the commitment and wisdom to express our compassion, as limited as it may be, more wisely and lovingly.
Loving God, to you all persons are precious. No neighbour is a nuisance. No enemy is beyond the pale. Please teach us your ways.
Let no person be forgotten, none neglected, none despised, and none judged as unworthy of our best care and efforts.
Bring the day nearer when your church on earth may become more truly one with your Spirit, a selfless serving community of grace, mercy and peace. Through Christ Jesus, our exalted Friend and Lord.
Amen.
Let us join together in the Lord’s Prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer
Prayers for Others & Ourselves
For our own needs, and the needs of those around us, let us pray….
Holy Friend, Loving God and Saviour, we pray to you, both when we are at our wits end and on those days when we feel reasonably capable and competent.
We ask you to bless our attempts to aid at least some of the lonely, suffering, bewildered, and grieving people on earth.
Yet our efforts towards loving our neighbours, both individual and corporate, even at their best and most efficient are piecemeal.
Sometimes, in spite of our good intentions, our endeavours may be ill advised and ill directed.
By the loving work of your Holy Spirit, O God, do for our fellow human beings that which we cannot manage to do.
May no child of earth, be they friend or stranger, ever face distress or calamity on their own.
We ask that your presence imbue and bless those gifted people who seem to have the knack of loving others through appropriate, practical ways.
Give each of us the commitment and wisdom to express our compassion, as limited as it may be, more wisely and lovingly.
Loving God, to you all persons are precious. No neighbour is a nuisance. No enemy is beyond the pale. Please teach us your ways.
Let no person be forgotten, none neglected, none despised, and none judged as unworthy of our best care and efforts.
Bring the day nearer when your church on earth may become more truly one with your Spirit, a selfless serving community of grace, mercy and peace. Through Christ Jesus, our exalted Friend and Lord.
Amen.
Let us join together in the Lord’s Prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Prayers for Others & Ourselves
Today there is space in these prayers during which you are invited to insert your own private love and concern for others. The bidding - Spirit of truth enlighten us all - has the congregational response
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Our prayers for others …….
Let us pray for those who are confused by duplicity in their lives, and therefore fear there is no Spirit of truth anywhere.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for those who are too cocksure in all they think, say and do; those who think they hold the truth without error.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for those cowered by oppression & suffering, who fear that despair is their truth.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for those who are angered by their personal circumstances, believing there must be some truth that is responsible.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for the very healthy and proud, who imagine that all truth favours the strong and powerful.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for the dying and those who love them, especially if they believe that death is the ultimate truth.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray today, of all days, for those mothers who are nursing a new born, who intuitively know that truth is love.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for all those who have put their faith in Christ, and now eagerly search for truth.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
And now let us pray for ourselves.
Holy Friend, pervade us with your living Truth, making us more at peace with ourselves and more understanding of others.
Give us a deeper insight into and concern for those who seem different to us, who disappoint or even hurt us.
Make us patient with all who easily irritate us but firm with those who try to manipulate us.
Teach us how to live loyally, lovingly, wisely, courageously and with abundant good humour.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
Prayers for Others & Ourselves
Today there is space in these prayers during which you are invited to insert your own private love and concern for others. The bidding - Spirit of truth enlighten us all - has the congregational response
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Our prayers for others …….
Let us pray for those who are confused by duplicity in their lives, and therefore fear there is no Spirit of truth anywhere.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for those who are too cocksure in all they think, say and do; those who think they hold the truth without error.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for those cowered by oppression & suffering, who fear that despair is their truth.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for those who are angered by their personal circumstances, believing there must be some truth that is responsible.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for the very healthy and proud, who imagine that all truth favours the strong and powerful.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for the dying and those who love them, especially if they believe that death is the ultimate truth.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray today, of all days, for those mothers who are nursing a new born, who intuitively know that truth is love.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Let us pray for all those who have put their faith in Christ, and now eagerly search for truth.
Silence
Spirit of truth enlighten us all.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
And now let us pray for ourselves.
Holy Friend, pervade us with your living Truth, making us more at peace with ourselves and more understanding of others.
Give us a deeper insight into and concern for those who seem different to us, who disappoint or even hurt us.
Make us patient with all who easily irritate us but firm with those who try to manipulate us.
Teach us how to live loyally, lovingly, wisely, courageously and with abundant good humour.
Spirit of truth lead us into the fullness of Christ’s love.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Prayers for Others & Ourselves
Let us pray for others and ourselves….
Let it never be said, loving God, that your church neglected to both pray for and serve the world in its multiplicity of needs.
Although we cannot do everything,
enable us to do something
For King Charles and the Royal Family, bless their commitment to servanthood and leadership in Christ’s name. Where they may reveal privilege let the oppressed people of our nation and world know they are not overlooked nor forgotten. The grace of Christ will, through his servants, come to their aid.
Although we cannot do everything,
enable us to do something
For the unemployed and the unemployable, those who are grossly overworked and underpaid, and any who have seen the results of years of toil collapse around them, we pray.
Although we cannot do everything,
enable us to do something
For the indigenous people of this and others countries who live with disinheritance, for their health and education, for the nurturing of their culture, for their leaders, and for those Gubba* who work for justice and reconciliation, we pray.
Although we cannot do everything,
enable us to do something
For the frail and the sick in this congregation and beyond, and we especially think of Bob, for the handicapped and those who suffer constant pain, for those dying slowly and all who care for them, for the bereaved and loving friends who reach out to console them, we pray.
Although we cannot do everything,
enable us to do something
Loving God, we are your family; like children we pray to you, asking for the blessing of your hands laid upon us, that we may with courage and compassion, work with the other members of your family with humility and good humour; through the name and grace of Jesus of Nazareth
Amen!
Let us join in saying The Lord’s Prayer…
Our Father in Heaven ….
Prayers for Others & Ourselves
Let us pray for others and ourselves….
Let it never be said, loving God, that your church neglected to both pray for and serve the world in its multiplicity of needs.
Although we cannot do everything,
enable us to do something
For King Charles and the Royal Family, bless their commitment to servanthood and leadership in Christ’s name. Where they may reveal privilege let the oppressed people of our nation and world know they are not overlooked nor forgotten. The grace of Christ will, through his servants, come to their aid.
Although we cannot do everything,
enable us to do something
For the unemployed and the unemployable, those who are grossly overworked and underpaid, and any who have seen the results of years of toil collapse around them, we pray.
Although we cannot do everything,
enable us to do something
For the indigenous people of this and others countries who live with disinheritance, for their health and education, for the nurturing of their culture, for their leaders, and for those Gubba* who work for justice and reconciliation, we pray.
Although we cannot do everything,
enable us to do something
For the frail and the sick in this congregation and beyond, and we especially think of Bob, for the handicapped and those who suffer constant pain, for those dying slowly and all who care for them, for the bereaved and loving friends who reach out to console them, we pray.
Although we cannot do everything,
enable us to do something
Loving God, we are your family; like children we pray to you, asking for the blessing of your hands laid upon us, that we may with courage and compassion, work with the other members of your family with humility and good humour; through the name and grace of Jesus of Nazareth
Amen!
Let us join in saying The Lord’s Prayer…
Our Father in Heaven ….
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Prayers for Others & Ourselves
You and I may be inexperienced and ordinary members of Christ’s family, nevertheless we are called to be loving and caring. We should never stop praying and acting in the name of the King of Love, the Good Shepherd, even when it is sometimes difficult to see the change we continuously and fervently request.
So let us pray…..
Loving God, help us to pray with focus minds and committed hearts. Imbue us with the compassion that Christ modelled through his life and death, as we think of people and places here and across the globe.
We pray for the taming of the wolves of war and terrorism in those parts of the world that front our daily news reports. We pray for those people for whom the hope of green pastures and still waters seems out of reach.
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
We pray for an end to suffering brought about by injustice, neglect, discrimination; and we pray that those who look on but do nothing may discover new courage and selfless purpose.
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
We pray for people who have been misled and misused by false shepherds; we ask for clarity of mind and heart, and renewed self-determination for those exploited spiritually or materially by slick religious, political or materialistic salesmen.
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
We pray for restoration of any hurts, resentments or misunderstandings that have divided friends and strangers – people both near to us and far from us; show us how to reach and support those who once had faith in God but have fallen into empty cynicism.
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
We pray for blessings on all who are good shepherds to fellow travellers on life’s journey; for those who foster hope in their community through the work of medicine, counselling, social planning, legal aid, law making, and sincere good neighbourliness. Help us, even if we are standing on the sideline, always to recognise the opportunity to support real change in Christ’s name.
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
We pray for those who tender special care and compassion to the dying and the grieving. May both the servant and the served truly know the comfort of the Shepherd whose love does not terminate at the valley of the shadow of death...
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
Most loving God, enable us to embody the spirit of these prayers with generous and grateful hearts. May we enact goodness and mercy in the daily routines of our own lives, with the love of the Good Shepherd at our core and trusting you as the very ground of our being.
In the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen
Let us join together in saying the prayer Jesus taught
Our Father in Heaven ….
Prayers for Others & Ourselves
You and I may be inexperienced and ordinary members of Christ’s family, nevertheless we are called to be loving and caring. We should never stop praying and acting in the name of the King of Love, the Good Shepherd, even when it is sometimes difficult to see the change we continuously and fervently request.
So let us pray…..
Loving God, help us to pray with focus minds and committed hearts. Imbue us with the compassion that Christ modelled through his life and death, as we think of people and places here and across the globe.
We pray for the taming of the wolves of war and terrorism in those parts of the world that front our daily news reports. We pray for those people for whom the hope of green pastures and still waters seems out of reach.
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
We pray for an end to suffering brought about by injustice, neglect, discrimination; and we pray that those who look on but do nothing may discover new courage and selfless purpose.
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
We pray for people who have been misled and misused by false shepherds; we ask for clarity of mind and heart, and renewed self-determination for those exploited spiritually or materially by slick religious, political or materialistic salesmen.
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
We pray for restoration of any hurts, resentments or misunderstandings that have divided friends and strangers – people both near to us and far from us; show us how to reach and support those who once had faith in God but have fallen into empty cynicism.
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
We pray for blessings on all who are good shepherds to fellow travellers on life’s journey; for those who foster hope in their community through the work of medicine, counselling, social planning, legal aid, law making, and sincere good neighbourliness. Help us, even if we are standing on the sideline, always to recognise the opportunity to support real change in Christ’s name.
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
We pray for those who tender special care and compassion to the dying and the grieving. May both the servant and the served truly know the comfort of the Shepherd whose love does not terminate at the valley of the shadow of death...
Good Shepherd, hear us.
Good Shepherd, save us and help us.
Most loving God, enable us to embody the spirit of these prayers with generous and grateful hearts. May we enact goodness and mercy in the daily routines of our own lives, with the love of the Good Shepherd at our core and trusting you as the very ground of our being.
In the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen
Let us join together in saying the prayer Jesus taught
Our Father in Heaven ….
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Prayers for Others & Ourselves
Praying for other people is not an escape from the hard facts of life, but an engagement with them. So as we reflect on the world, the past and continuing conflicts that have led to man’s inhumanity to man, let us engage with these and other difficult facts right now…..
Ukrainian Kyrie Eleison Pilgrim Singers
Most loving God, source of resurrection life, we offer you our lives, along with the prayers we bring to you, so that our prayers and our deeds may work together in unison for the healing of the world for which Christ lived, died and arose.
Teach us so to pray, loving God.
Teach us so to live, loving Jesus.
Uplift believers around the world. In spite of our superficial differences, may we all be drawn closer together in worship and outreach, so that the world may see we are the disciples of the Master of Love.
Teach us so to pray, loving God.
Teach us so to live, loving Jesus.
Ukrainian Kyrie Eleison Pilgrim Singers
Uplift your church in its attempts to serve the world. Strengthen all those who work for justice and peace, inspire those who work with the poor and outcaste. Give encouragement to those who seek to rehabilitate those who have made poor choices of lifestyle; and reinvigorate those who are weary but cannot yet seek rest from their labours.
Teach us so to pray, loving God.
Teach us so to live, loving Jesus.
Uplift Christians who take their place in political life – independents and minor parties, members of the government and the opposition, government ministers and back benchers. Enable them all to maintain their integrity and faith-optimism among so much double-talk and through numerous setbacks and compromises.
Teach us so to pray, loving God.
Teach us so to live, loving Jesus.
Ukrianian Kyrie Eleison Pilgrim Singers
Uplift all the people, both inside or outside the church, who this day watch with the dying, comfort the sorrowful, feed the hungry, tend the sick, befriend the loner, teach the young, counsel the bewildered, encourage the timid, and forgive the enemy. By your grace, multiply the effect of their individual efforts, that the curse of human misery may recede and the joy of living increase.
Teach us so to pray, loving God.
Teach us so to live, loving Jesus.
Lord of life, indwell our common days, that in mind and soul we may be young enough to see brave visions and old enough to dream wise dreams.
Move freely among us, Holy Friend, and enlist us in the service of Christ’s brave new world.
Amen!
[Adapted from “Brief Prayers” Vol 3. B D Prewer & Open Book Publishers.]
And so we say together …
Our Father in Heaven
Hallowed be your name...
Prayers for Others & Ourselves
Praying for other people is not an escape from the hard facts of life, but an engagement with them. So as we reflect on the world, the past and continuing conflicts that have led to man’s inhumanity to man, let us engage with these and other difficult facts right now…..
Ukrainian Kyrie Eleison Pilgrim Singers
Most loving God, source of resurrection life, we offer you our lives, along with the prayers we bring to you, so that our prayers and our deeds may work together in unison for the healing of the world for which Christ lived, died and arose.
Teach us so to pray, loving God.
Teach us so to live, loving Jesus.
Uplift believers around the world. In spite of our superficial differences, may we all be drawn closer together in worship and outreach, so that the world may see we are the disciples of the Master of Love.
Teach us so to pray, loving God.
Teach us so to live, loving Jesus.
Ukrainian Kyrie Eleison Pilgrim Singers
Uplift your church in its attempts to serve the world. Strengthen all those who work for justice and peace, inspire those who work with the poor and outcaste. Give encouragement to those who seek to rehabilitate those who have made poor choices of lifestyle; and reinvigorate those who are weary but cannot yet seek rest from their labours.
Teach us so to pray, loving God.
Teach us so to live, loving Jesus.
Uplift Christians who take their place in political life – independents and minor parties, members of the government and the opposition, government ministers and back benchers. Enable them all to maintain their integrity and faith-optimism among so much double-talk and through numerous setbacks and compromises.
Teach us so to pray, loving God.
Teach us so to live, loving Jesus.
Ukrianian Kyrie Eleison Pilgrim Singers
Uplift all the people, both inside or outside the church, who this day watch with the dying, comfort the sorrowful, feed the hungry, tend the sick, befriend the loner, teach the young, counsel the bewildered, encourage the timid, and forgive the enemy. By your grace, multiply the effect of their individual efforts, that the curse of human misery may recede and the joy of living increase.
Teach us so to pray, loving God.
Teach us so to live, loving Jesus.
Lord of life, indwell our common days, that in mind and soul we may be young enough to see brave visions and old enough to dream wise dreams.
Move freely among us, Holy Friend, and enlist us in the service of Christ’s brave new world.
Amen!
[Adapted from “Brief Prayers” Vol 3. B D Prewer & Open Book Publishers.]
And so we say together …
Our Father in Heaven
Hallowed be your name...
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