Author: Robin.Kyd

Gracious God, whose love unites your people in every place and generation,
strengthen us to stand firm when faith is tested,
and to work together with steadfast hearts for what is right.
As we break one bread and share one cup, may we be renewed in the hope of your kingdom,
and in the fellowship of all who follow Christ across the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen

God of all comfort and hope, you call us to seek peace and pursue it.
As we remember the cost of conflict, turn our hearts toward your vision of a world made whole.
Grant us courage to resist the ways of violence and despair.
Give us imagination to build what is broken, and perseverance to sow seeds of reconciliation
in our homes, our communities, and our world.
Strengthen us by your Spirit, that we may live as witnesses to the promise of your kingdom,
where swords are turned to ploughshares and all tears are wiped away. Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen

God of all the saints, you call us to grow in faith, abound in love,
and seek your presence with open hearts.
As you welcomed Zacchaeus and transformed his life, so welcome us and renew us by your grace.
Grant us courage to persevere in hope, wisdom to follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before,
and compassion to serve our neighbours with joy.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen

Creator God, you formed rivers to nourish the earth and placed us in your garden to till and keep it.
Forgive us where we have failed in our stewardship and ignored the cries of creation.
Stir in us the courage to act with justice, the humility to learn from the young,
and the wisdom to care for all that you have made.
Let our gratitude bear fruit in action, for the sake of your world and all its creatures.
Through Jesus Christ, who walked your earth and loved it well.
Amen

Holy One, who calls prophets to heed the whisper of sacred wind,
and artists to render the unseen in strokes of light and longing –
I thank you for the grace to serve: for the ministry you entrusted to my care,
for the imagination you stirred within me, for the witness you shaped through the contours of my life.
As I step into a new season, may your Spirit go before me like dawn breaking over quiet hills.
And may those I leave behind be stirred to follow you
with courage that sings, creativity that dances, and joy that endures.
Through Jesus Christ, our companion on the road, our guide through shadow and light.
Amen

God of steadfast love, as we step into a new week, we remember Jesus, risen, present, and powerful.
Fill us with the courage to stand firm in faith, to speak truth with gentleness,
and to return always to gratitude.
Let us marvel at your mercy each day and send us out as people who have been made whole,
ready to serve and praise you in all we do through Christ our Lord.
Amen