Lent 2013 – Day 8: ‘When the world is in overdrive’
Lord, when the world is in overdrive, help me to stop … pace myself … and act with discipline. May my deeds be generous and full of grace. Lord, when I need to go against the flow, help me to be strong and courageous. May I always keep close to you. Lord, when I’m tempted [...]
Read MoreLent 2013 – Day 5: Blessed beyond measure
I thank you, Lord, that when ‘I show up’, I find you ‘show up’ too. I thank you, Lord, that when I stop chasing the day, the day finds me. I thank you, Lord, that when I put down what I’m doing, you help me to take things up again with a new perspective. I thank you, [...]
Read MoreFaithful and never too busy
Lord, you are faithful and never too busy. Your word is right and true and your plans stand firm forever. Help me to understand what you are saying to me, so that I may graciously say what I mean and mean what I say. For I want to keep my promises to you and others, [...]
Read MoreShine On
Lord of light, in the hardness of these days bring your grace, mercy, and pardon. Lord of light, in the confusion of these days bring your truth, order and hope. Lord of light, in the heaviness of these days, bring your freedom, inspiration and new life. Lord of light, in the dryness of these days [...]
Read MoreA Prayer for Christian Unity
Almighty Creator, You alone are our God – worthy of all our praise and worship. You gave us the gift of life and made us to live in community. You want us to celebrate our diversity, but to discover that You are a God of unity who longs for us to be one just as [...]
Read MoreGod watching over this city
God of infinite love, we know you to be Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God but in a community of relationship and expression. You are watching over this troubled city; weeping over this city; aching for this city; and enfolding this city with your everlasting arms. Protect and keep us, feed and teach us; [...]
Read MoreMothering Sunday
Caring God, today we praise you for mothers past and present. None would claim to be perfect, but we give thanks for their unconditional love and tender hearts; for their concern for our welfare; for their patience and devotion; for their healing and strength, for their energy and skills; for their influence upon our lives; [...]
Read MoreAnother day’s journey
Creator God, you are the giver of life. As I embark on a another day’s journey with you, be with me in my chores and responsibilities; in my working and playing; in my activity and resting; in my sighing and laughing; in my speaking and listening; in my reading and writing; in my thinking and [...]
Read MorePrayer for A New Year
God of the ages, you are before us, with us and beyond us. Lead us, we pray, from winter to spring; from night to day; from darkness to light; from slumber to consciousness; from an old year to a new beginning. May your renewing Spirit burst forth into our lives with forgiveness, fresh vision, and [...]
Read MoreGod kisses the earth
Almighty God, from your throne in glory, you humbled yourself and came alongside us. You graciously kissed the earth of this fallen world. You shone your light into the dark places through the precious gift of Jesus, your Son, our Saviour. Illumine our hearts, we pray, that softened by your love, we may, in humility, [...]
Read MoreShatter our complacency
God of miracles and wonders, shatter our complacency; challenge our apathy; feed our spiritual curiosity; until our restless souls find peace in your grace and mercy. This we pray, in the name of our Saviour, Jesus, who came that we might find spiritual freedom and everlasting life. Amen. Anthony D. Miles March 2004
Read MoreA prayer for Saint David’s Day (1st March)
Almighty God, on this special day for the people of Wales, we remember Saint David, your servant. We give thanks for his passion for the Gospel which helped to spread Christianity; We give thanks for his purity and simplicity of life which enabled his pursuit of Christian perfection; We give thanks for his gentleness, but [...]
Read MoreA prayer for Rob Frost’s Family
 O loving God, you call us to follow Jesus and to serve you in the world; you inspire and sustain us, whilst equipping us for service. Yet, you never promised that our lives would be easy! Your promise was to be with us as we walk our sometimes difficult journey of faith. Today we [...]
Read MoreAwesome God
Awesome God, in you we put our faith and not without reason. You are our provider and sustainer; you are our deliverer and healer; you are the lover of our souls. We offer our gifts in gratitude and with thanksgiving. Accept our money and our lives lived in your service, for the furtherance of your [...]
Read MoreFill your hungry lambs
We thank you, Good Shepherd, that you have kept us safe in your care and provided for us; you have blessed us with the gift of life and sustained us through all our joys and sorrows; you have saved us and we are no longer lost, but found by your grace! Come and fill your [...]
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