Category: Prayer of the Week

Beloved God,
bless the work we do, the words we say,
the love we share and the grace we show,
on our daily walk through this beautiful
and precious world.
Amen

As we meet in God’s house this morning,
we pause to think what our God means to us.
We stop to reflect on his generosity.
We marvel at his wonderful creation
and rejoice at the promise of eternal life
made possible by the sacrifice of his son, who is our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen

Beloved God, sometimes life gets us down and we find it hard to see things to be thankful for.
Please open our eyes to see the gifts you’ve given us in our life.
Today we are going to start by thanking you for loving us enough
to come to earth and die so we can live together for ever.
Amen

Loving God, by the power of your Holy Spirit you gave us the church and a new life in Christ Jesus through baptism.
Guide and strengthen us by the same Spirit that we who are redeemed by your Son
may serve you in love and faith and grow each day to be like him in all our actions
Amen

Loving God, we thank you that you keep turning the pages of our lives.
Every day you give us a new beginning.
Help us to ride each new wave of temptation,
and to overcome the things that can drag our lives down and bring dishonour to your sacred name.
As we look to you, we declare your promise of freedom over our lives
and consider ourselves forgiven in Jesus’ name.
Amen

Quieten our minds;
still our hearts;
for your living ways are all we seek.
Strengthen our lives;
inspire our spirits;
in your living waters flow endless grace.
Amen

Generous and loving God, draw our hearts to you
and guide our minds, filling our imaginations and controlling our wills
that we may become wholly yours and utterly dedicated unto you.
And then, use us to grow your kingdom
bringing peace, love and justice where it has been denied, in Jesus’ name.
Amen

O God you created us in love and for eternity,
and you gave your Son that we should not perish but have eternal life;
as you give us life and love, help us to give our lives and our love to you
and to those we meet on life’s journey,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

Beloved God,
as we gather here in the harbour of your safety
we thank you for fellowship and family.
We ask that you will strengthen us, restore us and inspire us with your love.
Lord, would you fill us with your peace
so that as we journey onwards
we would pour out your love and grace to others,
We ask that our souls would catch the wind of your spirit
so that we would take your promises to all the earth.
Amen

Beloved God, you have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you.
Pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself and so bring us at last to your heavenly city,
where we shall see you face to face: through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord who is alive and
reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen

Generous God, grant us a vision of your world as your love would have it:
a world where the weak are protected, and none go hungry or poor;
a world where the riches of creation are shared, and everyone can enjoy them;
a world where different races and cultures live in harmony and mutual respect;
a world where peace is built with justice, and justice is guided by love.
Give us the inspiration and courage to build it, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

Eternal God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we come to your house alone and together.
We come willingly and with joy to worship your holy name.
With myriad thoughts, and with trillions of reasons, we dare to come,
because you call us to follow your son Jesus Christ – our saviour.
Thank you for welcoming us here this morning.
Amen

Mysterious God, Father, Mother, Parent, Son and Spirit,
one in three and three in one, we praise your holy name.
Names fight in our brain and scramble from our lips:
Jesus, Redeemer, Creator, Almighty, Abba, Eternal, Lord, Christ, Yahweh, Counsellor, Comforter.
However we see you and whatever we know of you, you are our God and we are your children.
We worship you, adore you, we give you our thanks and praise your holy name.
Amen

Spirit of God, come to us now,
so that, in this time of Pentecost,
the sparkling light of faith,
the rushing wind of hope
and the joyful sound of praise
may echo round the world,
may echo in the church, and find their response in us.
Amen

O God of earth and sky,
as Jesus came among us in Bethlehem to raise us up to heaven,
so today we recall his departing from us at Jerusalem to be in all places.
Though he is hidden from our sight,
enable us to abide in him
by the power and grace of the Holy Spirit,
until his mercy and grace fill your whole creation

Amen