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”
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 this Christmas time, for people and situations that are on our hearts, for my sister and all who are dying and their families, for Ukrainians, for Russia, for asylum seekers and refugees, for those on strike, for those desperate without enough money to live on, for Melody who tried to take her life this week because her son wanted trainers she couldn’t afford, for people who cannot afford to heat their homes or buy food, for those, for those on long hospitals waiting lists, for people with Covid ongoing in so many countries, for Iran, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Israel, Hong Kong, China, our governments, for those who are alone and those suffering with depression, for the homeless, for the victims of climate change and those fighting to save our planet.
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
With thanks to © Janet Morley adapted
