Author: Robin.Kyd

Lord, thank you for the precious gift of baptism,
that we can publicly declare our love and passion for you.
Lord, we ask for your goodness and blessings to be poured out on this faithful servant.
We pray that you would work deeply within their heart and soul to renew and refresh them each day.
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Loving Lord, you know us better than we know ourselves.
As we come together to worship you and celebrate Black History Sunday,
help us to explore our relationship with you and one another.
May your words and challenges strengthen and affirm us. May your love sustain us and guide us.
May our worship be acceptable to you. In Jesus’ name.
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Living God, like the psalmist, we come before you, seeking vindication and examination.
We pray that our hearts and minds are pure before you. That we may walk in integrity and faithfulness.
Search us O Lord, and know us, testing our thoughts and intentions.
We long to be in your presence, to sing songs of thanksgiving and tell of your wondrous deeds.
In our relationships, may we reflect Christ’s love for the church – unbreakable and enduring.
In your never-ending mercies, redeem us and be gracious to us in Jesus’ mighty name
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God of glory and majesty, we praise you for your greatness and goodness, your sovereignty and grace.
You are the King of kings and the Lord of lords, yet you are also the protector of the oppressed,
the avenger of the wronged and the deliverer of the persecuted.
You are faithful and compassionate, merciful, and forgiving, loving and good.
We praise you.
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Loving God, like the Psalmist, we acknowledge your steadfast love and faithfulness in our lives.
Amidst life’s challenges, we find comfort in your promise to deliver us.
May we always remember that our true strength comes not from ourselves, but from you.
Help us to embrace a spirit of servanthood, putting others before ourselves just as Christ did.
May our lives reflect your love, and may we humbly follow Jesus’ example.
May we be your hands and feet in the world,
bringing hope and light to those around in Jesus’ Mighty name.
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Lord of time and space, and realms beyond our imagining,
we praise and adore you for your divinity in all dimensions.
Yet we remember the babe born as one of us,
who walked among us in all our suffering, and who is with us still:
Man, and Messiah, the hope of the world, beyond our wildest dreams.
Abide with us always we pray
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Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts;
for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength,
so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen