Prayers

The suffering of Christ is the suffering of all people, the suffering of all creation. (Palm Sunday, Liturgy of the Passion Year C)

We are here Lord: the young and the old, rich and poor, the wise and the foolish, healthy and infirm. (Palm Sunday Year C)

We are your unlikely body on earth; so give us the strength to help others move on from the yesterdays that bind them (Fifth Sunday in Lent Year C)

We’re coming home Lord, From the dreams of last night and the tangled thoughts of today. (Fourth Sunday in Lent Year C)

Give us a second chance, Lord, to do those things today that we should have done yesterday; to say those things we should have said yesterday. (Third Sunday in Lent Year C)

We’re not standing on any lofty mountain but we have a god who is changing us every day, making us ready to reach out and change a broken world. (Transfiguration Sunday Year C)

When we stop being tempted by illusions of lives that are more sparkly we can look around and see those who are in need here and now. (First Sunday in Lent Year C)

We are sometimes slow and foolish, so open our ears and eyes. (Third Sunday of Easter Year A)

Protect us as we venture into new things, as we become the people you already see. (4-10 February Year C)

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)

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.

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)

Who knows? Who among us really knows when Christ comes? But we see the signs of his presence all around. (13-19 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 are called to love God, also to love strangers. Not just love a bit, but love in abundance. Lord help us to love and help us to change the world. (30 October to 5 November Year B)

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.

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