We stand
Against injustice
We hope for a better world
Where everyone is housed
And fed
A world of abundance
Bless us on that journey
Song “Good to me”
https://youtu.be/bKosVfAEUPE
You entrusted the earth to us
And we have destroyed it
The forests are burning
Animals are dying
Our world is sick
Forgive us
Restore our vision and help us to act bravely to save this precious world
We say the Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Reading Psalm 9
Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;
Declare His deeds among the peoples.
12 For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the needy.
13 Be gracious to me, Lord;
See my oppression from those who hate me,
You who lift me up from the gates of death,
14 So that I may tell of all Your praises,
That in the gates of the daughter of Zion
I may rejoice in Your [j]salvation.
15 The nations have sunk down into the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The Lord has made Himself known;
He has executed judgment.
A wicked one is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The Lord has made Himself known;
He has executed judgment.
A wicked one is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
17 The wicked will return to ]Sheol,
All the nations who forget God.
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.
19 Arise, Lord, do not let mankind prevail;
Let the nations be judged before You.
20 Put them in fear, Lord;
Let the nations know that they are merely human. Selah
Our prayers
We pray tonight for the family who drowned trying to reach the UK yesterday, those in lockdown, for children and teaching staff, for doctors and health workers, for people who are isolated and exhausted, for wise decisions by government, for the people of Bolivia, Belarus, Syria, Yemen, Armenia, Thailand, Nigeria and Hong Kong, for the unrest in the US and the chaos in the UK and for those countries we never hear about, and those we know who need our help and prayers and who we carry in our hearts tonight.
Send you Spirit to heal bodies, minds and spirits and help people to turn away from what harms them. Let your angels be beside them and us at this time and protect us. In Jesus Name we pray.
Closing Responses
In the depth of silence
No words are needed
We are just called to listen
To the movement of the Spirit
And in the midst of confusion
To hear your voice.
Amen.
©Iona Community and Janet Morley adapted
2020 ،
Against injustice
We hope for a better world
Where everyone is housed
And fed
A world of abundance
Bless us on that journey
https://youtu.be/bKosVfAEUPE
And we have destroyed it
The forests are burning
Animals are dying
Our world is sick
Forgive us
Restore our vision and help us to act bravely to save this precious world
Declare His deeds among the peoples.
12 For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the needy.
13 Be gracious to me, Lord;
See my oppression from those who hate me,
You who lift me up from the gates of death,
14 So that I may tell of all Your praises,
That in the gates of the daughter of Zion
I may rejoice in Your [j]salvation.
15 The nations have sunk down into the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The Lord has made Himself known;
He has executed judgment.
A wicked one is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The Lord has made Himself known;
He has executed judgment.
A wicked one is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
17 The wicked will return to ]Sheol,
All the nations who forget God.
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.
19 Arise, Lord, do not let mankind prevail;
Let the nations be judged before You.
20 Put them in fear, Lord;
Let the nations know that they are merely human. Selah
No words are needed
We are just called to listen
To the movement of the Spirit
And in the midst of confusion
To hear your voice.
2020 ،
