Come Holy God
Give me your peace
Send your Spirit
To heal and help me
So I can build a world
Of love and justice
And care for your earth. Amen
Song “Change our hearts”
Prayer for Gods help
A candle is lit.
We light a candle for light, sending
prayers high into the inky heavens and
dreams deep into our human soul.
We light a candle for light. May it light our way.
The Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Psalm 68
The Lord gives the command;
The women who proclaim good news are a great army:
12 “Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will divide the spoils!”
13 When you lie down among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered the kings ]there,
It was snowing in Zalmon.
We pray for people and situations that are on our hearts today ...
For people who are lonely, for staff in hospitals and care homes, for people suffering from war, for people in prisoned, for people suffering because of climate change, for the vulnerable in this Covid time and those sick and dying, for the homeless in our country and those far from home, for asylum seekers and refugees the world over, and finally for our children and grandchildren who we must give a better future. In Jesus name we pray,
May we not fail you though we face great dangers.
Give us your peace, your wisdom and your strength. Amen
Take us to Bethlehem
House of bread
Where the empty are filled
The poor find riches
And the rich recognise their poverty
Where all kneel, worship
And are fed.
Amen
© Janet Morley adapted
