Prayers

Can anything good come from this place, from the shuttered shops and minds?
Somewhere, or everywhere, your voice is calling, calling us to be the difference.
(14-20 January Year B)
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The days are short and the wind cold,
and in our houses there are dark, shadowy corners.
But with love and hope
help us to bathe our world in sparkle and wonder. ...

On the frst Sunday of Advent the candle lighting script is based on the theme of Expectation, and the intercessions calls for us to be God’s light in dark places.
(First Sunday of Advent Year C) ...

Short advent-candle lighting scripts with weekly themes of the future, justice, joy and peace. ...

Short advent-candle lighting scripts with weekly themes of expectation, preparation, justice and joy. ...

You are a king of all and for all,
with all and in all,
forgetting nothing and forgiving everything.
(20-26 November Year B) ...

On the second Sunday of Advent the candle lighting script is based on the theme of preparation, and the intercessions ask God to prepare us to reach out to this world.
(Second Sunday of Advent Year C)
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If we shut our eyes really tightly
we can see a sea of lights,
the multitude of those
who have set out on your journey of faith. ...

We are called to love God,
also to love strangers.
Not just love a bit, but love in abundance.
(30 October to 5 November Year B) ...

We remember those who down the generations
have given everything to build a better world.
Lord help us to bring your everlasting love to this weary earth.
(6-12 November Year B) ...

We remember that in every generation
people all over the world have made a choice:
who to stand for? who to live or die for?
(6–12 November Year A) ...

Let us see again
through new eyes, a child’s eyes,
full of wonder, full of hope.
(23-29 October Year B) ...

On the third Sunday of Advent the candle lighting script is based on the theme of justice, and the intercessions call for us to be God’s presence in a broken world.
(Third Sunday of Advent Year C) ...

You are the God who always is,
the God who never ceases
and we ask you to do a new thing today
and change everything.
(2-8 October Year B) ...

We’ve tried to be good Christians when we should have been good friends.
We’ve tried to be right when we should have been fruitful.
Help us to be fruitful Lord.
(2–8 October Year A) ...

Lord, give us the power to change your world,
the confidence to do it all in new ways
and the courage to start right now.
(25 September-1 October Year B) ...

We hear you calling us out of our safe places,
beckoning us onward
to journey uncomfortably with you
(19-25 June Year A) ...

So many in this world are refugees, leaving a cherished land behind,
nothing ahead but vague hopes and shadowy fears.
(19-25 June Year B) ...