The world belongs to God
The earth and all its peoples
How good and lovely it is
To join hands in unity
Love and faith come together
Justice and Peace join hands
Song “In Christ alone”
Make me a clean heart
And renew a right Spirit within me
Give us again our joy
We say the Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Reading John 12
9 When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, 11 since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing in Jesus.
Our prayers for our world, for the French elections, for those in conflict, Ukraine, Russia, Yemen, Palestine, Myanmar, Rohingyas, Uighurs, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Belarus, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Syria, Iran, for our own country, for those facing climate change, for doctors and nurses, carers, teachers, for those confronting injustice, for refugees and the homeless, our families and friends and ourselves…
May God’s hand be upon us, your angels protect us and the Holy Spirit work in and around us. Amen
Song “My soul is satisfied”
Closing Responses
This is the day that God has made
We will rejoice and be glad in it
We will not offer to God offerings that count as nothing
We will go in peace to love and serve the Lord
We will seek peace and pursue it.
Amen
