Thank you Lord, for
the ministry of Gerry, whose anniversary we are celebrating today. We thank you for the many individuals and
parishes that he has served and ministered to.
So we look back at his parishes and pray for each one, that Christians
may continue to serve and witness in them, naming:
We ask for God’s
blessing on him and his wife in their life together
Lord in your mercy – hear our
prayer
We pray for our
church. Today we pray for Bishop Robert as he makes plans for the diocese. We pray for our fellow Christians in our
neighbourhood, Belmont, Christ Church, the Redeemed church, that they and we
may be shining lights in this part of Exeter as we follow our Lord and
Saviour. And for our curates as they
start new ventures with us. We pray for the director of training that you will guide him as he oversees the training of curates
Lord in your mercy – hear our
prayer
Lord of the world,
we bring before you now the needs of your world, and the concerns of our
hearts; we have watched horrible scenes on our TVs and in the press this week,
and our hearts bleed – and your heart bleeds far more than ours.
We pray for those who
mourn after the attack on the Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, that they may
find comfort; we pray for just and open dealings between nations as the crash
is investigated.
We pray for those
countries where peace and justice are threatened and diminished, and where
violence and fear control the hearts and minds of citizens and subjects. So we pray for peace between Israel and
Palestine, between the factions in Iraq and Syria, and in other countries where
men and women prefer to fight than to talk.
We pray for peace
in Egypt after heightened tension there
We pray for
Christians who are persecuted for their faith, and particularly remember
Nigeria and Pakistan.
We pray for those
seeking peace between unreconciled peoples, for those who stand up for values of
justice and equality, and those who care for the refugees
Lord in your mercy – hear our
prayer
We pray for those
who lead our own country, for Queen Elizabeth and her family, for David
Cameron, Nick Clegg, Ed Milliband in parliament, for Ben Bradshaw our MP. May values of truth and honesty triumph, and
not be lost to the values of spin and self-interest. We pray for those who plan
for development of housing and commerce in our city, that they may work for happiness,
truth and beauty for all in the community.
We pray for those
seeking to see our cities transformed, for street pastors walking the risky
path of our night streets.
Lord in your mercy – hear our
prayer
We pray, finally,
for ourselves. May we become those with the imagination to see the world differently.
May we become those whose sense of our own value has been transformed. May we
become those who are no longer paralysed by the scale of the problems before
us, may we be no longer diminished by our sense of our own smallness. May our
lives be transformed by the kingdom taking root in and through us. May we
become those who take our place and play our part in the transformation and
salvation of the world.
And we pray for those in need remembering
Merciful Father
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