Author: Robin.Kyd

Redeeming Christ, during your time on earth,
you were sought by people from all corners of the earth.
You listened to their cry for help, treated them with dignity, love and compassion,
and brought them healing and wholeness when they asked of you.
Grant us the wisdom as your church in our own time
to provide to all those who we encounter in society the help that they need
and the care that they require.
Guide us to respond to the invitation of the Holy Spirit to dream of a world made new,
where the poor are not forgotten
but given the opportunity to live and flourish with good health and equal prospects.
Amen

Creating God, you are the perfect Light of revelation,
and as you shone in the life of Jesus, whose epiphany we celebrate,
so shine in us and through us,
that we may become beacons of truth and compassion,
enlightening all creation with deeds of justice and mercy.
Set us free, from the bondage of our sins,
and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son
that we may truly be the salt and the light in our communities.
Amen

Gracious God, you listen attentively to the cry of holocaust
yet also encourage us to sing the song of hope.
With sorrow we remember before you the tangled tale of our bonds with the Jewish people.
We repent of the centuries of hostility and hatred.
May we continue to foster a new spirit of mutual understanding, building deeper relationships
which honour the heritage of faith that we hold in common,
so that together we may bear witness to the generosity of God’s compassion and steadfast love,
which seeks to bring heaven in ordinary here on earth.
Amen

God of Unity, forgive us when we are self-serving and help us to grow in unity
and understanding as we extend your love and justice to all.
Expand our vision that it may be wide enough to recognise the beautiful complexity of the tapestry
you chose to weave with each and every one of us.
Gather our frayed edges, our loose ends and bind us together for your glory, in Jesus’ name.
Amen

God of grace, through the mediation of your Son, you call us into a new covenant.
Help us therefore to draw near with faith and join ourselves in a perpetual covenant with you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

Loving God and Creator of all, you have given us your only-begotten Son
to take our nature upon himself, and revealed him to us at his baptism in the River Jordan,
grant that we, who have been born again of water and the Holy Spirit,
and made your children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit,
so that we may serve you and your church here and in the hereafter.
Amen