Author: Robin.Kyd

Holy God, as we try to live our lives as Jesus did,
fill us with a longing for justice, and give us generous hearts.
Help our actions to show that we really do want your kingdom to come,
here and now, and not just in heaven.
Amen

Merciful Father and Lord of all life,
we praise you that we are made in your image and reflect your truth and light.
We thank you for the life of our late Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth,
for the love she received from you and showed among us.
Above all, we rejoice at your gracious promise to all your servants, living and departed,
that we shall rise again at the coming of Christ.
And we ask that in due time we may share with your servant Elizabeth that clearer vision
promised to us in the same Christ our Lord;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.
Amen

God of love,
We thank you for the life of the Queen,
for her service to our nation,
and for her faith in you.
Be close to all of us who mourn,
that we may we find comfort and hope in your love,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

God of perfect wisdom,
we approach you acknowledging your holy love and your perfect intent for our lives.
We gather to discern, to hear your voice, to recognise your Spirit’s leading.
Give us ears to listen, we pray.
Amen

Lord, we thank you for the gift of children and young people. They are our heritage from you.
We pray and ask for your blessings on them as they return to their education
 at nursery, school, college, university or apprenticeship.
We thank you for their parents, guardians, grandparents, teachers, lecturers, neighbours, friends,
and all who care for them.
We pray that you will keep them safe
and that sufficient resources will be devoted to their learning and well being.
Let the weak be listened to; the strong be considerate
and bridge the gaps of inequalities in their places of learning, in Jesus’ name we pray.
Amen

Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
we can never see you in all your fullness, all your glory, all your majesty.
Your greatness is beyond our understanding, your deeds beyond our imagining,
your love beyond our deepest yearning.
You are the God we adore – certain, secure and sure.
You are God from one generation to the next, not waning or changing, but forever our God.
Amen

We give you thanks for variety and richness, for friend and neighbour.
We give you thanks for examples set and lessons taught.
We give you thanks for stories told and journeys shared.
We give you thanks for reconciliation and resolution.
We give you thanks for healing and redemption.
We give you thanks for acceptance and forgiveness.
We give you thanks for the chance of a fresh start.
We give you thanks for the gentleness and care of others in our vulnerability and need.
We give you thanks for time and space.
We give you thanks for
people who have journeyed with us, held our hands and been our crutch.
We give you thanks, dear God, for inspiring so many and for simply being YOU.
Amen