Category: Prayer of the Week

Almighty God, whose Spirit renews the face of the earth, grant that in this week,
and in the years ahead, we may faithfully care for your creation.
Give wisdom to leaders, compassion to communities,
and courage to all people working for climate justice and ecological healing.
Deliver us from fear, apathy, and selfishness.
Teach us to seek first your kingdom, trusting that you provide what we truly need.
May our churches become places of renewal, our homes places of stewardship,
and our lives signs of hope for future generations.
Amen

Triune God, go before us into the week ahead.
Strengthen us in faith, guide us in truth, and fill us with love,
that in all we do we may reflect your image and bear witness to Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit;
through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you in the perfect unity of One God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen

Almighty God, who on the day of Pentecost sent your Holy Spirit upon your disciples
with the wind from heaven and in tongues of flame:
fill your Church today with the same Spirit,
that we may be bold in witness, steadfast in faith, and united in your love.
Guide us in the days ahead, giving us grace to serve you in the world,
and courage to proclaim the good news of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

Risen Christ, you have raised our human nature to the throne of heaven:
help us to seek and serve you, that we may join you at the Father’s side,
where you reign with the Spirit in glory, now and for ever.
Amen

God of abiding presence, you promise not to leave us orphaned,
but to dwell within us through your Spirit.
In the week ahead, when we are uncertain, be our guide. When we are anxious, be our peace.
When we are challenged, be our courage.
Teach us to keep your commandments not as obligation, but as the natural outflow of love.
Give us grace to speak of our hope with gentleness and respect,
and to live in such a way that others may glimpse your life within us.
Amen

Risen Lord Jesus, you are the way, the truth, and the life, and in you we are made a holy people.
Build us together as living stones in your spiritual house,
strengthen us to trust you when our hearts are troubled,
and lead us in the path that brings us to the Father; that, proclaiming your goodness,
we may live in your light and share your love in the world;
for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen

Holy Shepherd, you know your sheep by name and lead us to safety. Guide us by your voice, that we may know the way to that leads to you. Amen

Gracious God, whose Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread:
open the eyes of our faith, that we may see him in all his redeeming work;
strengthen us to follow where he leads, and fill us with the power of your Spirit,
through him who died that we might share eternal life with you.
Amen

Victorious Christ, you came among your disciples with peace and turned their fear into joy:
Breathe your Spirit into our lives this week, that we may live with courage,
serve with compassion, and trust you even when we cannot see.
Strengthen our faith, that we may rejoice in the living hope you give,
and be witnesses of your resurrection in the world;
for you are alive and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen

Risen and victorious God, who on the first day of the week
raised your Son Jesus Christ from the dead and opened for us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that we who celebrate his resurrection with joy
may be raised from the death of sin to the new life of righteousness.
Strengthen us by your Spirit to live as witnesses of the risen Lord, that through our words and our lives
the good news of forgiveness and new life may be made known to all people.
Amen

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.
Amen

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.
Amen

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.
Amen

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
Amen

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.
Amen