Category: Prayer of the Week

Almighty and ever-living God, who in your tender love for the human race sent your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross,
grant that we may follow the example of his humility and walk in the way of his obedience;
that, as we enter with him into his passion, we may also share in the glory of his resurrection;
through him who was obedient even to death upon the cross for our sake.
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God of covenant and caring, you have placed us in a world of endless variety and fascination.
Keep our feet steady on the path and our hearts close to your purposes
so that we might be equipped for the journey and energised by your presence in our lives.
In Christ’s spirit, we pray.
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Faithful God, who’s loving purposes are often hidden yet never fail, grant us the courage of Jochebed,
the compassion of Pharaoh’s daughter, and the steadfast heart of Mary.
When we must release what we cherish, teach us to trust you.
When love leads us through sorrow, hold us in hope.
And in all our living, make us instruments of your protecting grace;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
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Life giving God, who calls us to listen and invites us to drink deeply of your grace,
go with us into this new week. When we grow weary, refresh us. When we grow stubborn, soften us.
When we encounter strangers, make us bold in love.
Let the living water of Christ flow through our words and actions,
so that our homes, workplaces, and communities may glimpse your truth and mercy.
We ask this in the name of the Christ who is the Living waters
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Holy and guiding God, you called Abram to step out in faith, and you call us to trust your promises.
Give us courage to follow where you lead, eyes to see your presence on the journey,
and hearts open to the new birth you offer in Christ.
Shape us by your Spirit, that we may live as signs of your love in the world,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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God of the hungry times, God of the difficult times, God of all the times of our lives,
sometimes it’s difficult to understand the direction we need to go with all the choices we have.
So we ask for your guidance. We ask for wisdom; we ask for Spirit:
in our worship, in our work, in our choices, in our lives.
May it be so, loving God!
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Transfiguring God, who revealed the glory of Christ on the mountain:
grant us courage to listen to your beloved Son, strength to follow where he leads, and hearts
open to transformation.
When we walk through ordinary days, help us carry the light we have seen.
When we face fear or uncertainty, remind us of your presence.
Shape us this week into people who reflect your love, through Jesus Christ our conquering Lord
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Loving God, who commanded us to love our neighbour as ourselves,
grant us the courage to love without boundaries, the wisdom to see your image in every person,
and the strength to challenge all that divides your children.
Break down in us the walls of fear and prejudice, that we might truly be salt and light in the world,
sharing our bread with the hungry, welcoming the stranger,
and spending ourselves on behalf of the oppressed.
May our light break forth like the dawn, revealing your justice, mercy, and inclusive love,
that all might know they are precious in your sight.
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Prayer of the Week

God of justice and mercy, you have shown us the life that pleases you
and blessed us through the words of Christ.
Send your Spirit upon us in the week to come, that we may hunger for righteousness,
show mercy freely, make peace boldly, and walk humbly in your presence,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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God of light and calling, you shone your hope into places of darkness
and called ordinary people to follow your Son.
Give us courage to leave what holds us back, grace to trust where you lead us,
and hearts ready to move outwards in love and service;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Loving God, the depth of your love is beyond my understanding,
but today I respond to that love.
Break down the areas of my heart that have become hardened.
And as your love lives in me,
may my thoughts, words and actions radiate this love in my community.
Energise my faith, so that through me your Kingdom may come, bringing life and hope.
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Almighty God, who anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit at his baptism
and declared him your beloved Son:
help us this week to live as your beloved children, showing no partiality
but extending your radical welcome to all we meet.
May we go where you send us, speak what you give us to say, and serve with the power of your Spirit.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
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Eternal God, who by the shining of a star led the wise men to worship the Christ child:
guide us in this new year by the light of your Word,
that we may seek him with humble hearts and find in him the fullness of grace and truth.
Grant us wisdom to follow where he leads, courage to proclaim his glory,
and love to serve him in all whom we meet.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
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Almighty God, who on this day broke into our world as a child in Bethlehem,
grant that the light which dawned in that stable may shine ever more brightly in our hearts
and in all the world.
As we have beheld your glory in the face of the infant Jesus, strengthen our hope in his promised return,
when every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that he is Lord.
Until that day, make us faithful witnesses of your Kingdom,
living as people of hope who know that the One who came will surely come again.
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Almighty God, you have given your only Son to take our nature upon him and to be born of a virgin:
Grant that we, who have been born again and made your children by adoption and grace,
may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom with you and the same Spirit be honour and glory, now and for ever.
Amen