Prayers of Anguish
The suffering of Christ
is the suffering of all people,
the suffering of all creation.
(Palm Sunday, Liturgy of the Passion Year C)
Prayer: Open the Gates!
As we remember Christ entering into Jerusalem
we lay down our burdens, fears, hopes and dreams
at your feet.
(Palm Sunday Year B)
Giving Up for Lent
Are you giving anything up for lent? Or perhaps taking up something new? Millions do, and this is the why, what, when and really?
Voices in the Crowd – Palm Sunday Prayers
We are here Lord:
the young and the old, rich and poor,
the wise and the foolish, healthy and infirm.
(Palm Sunday Year C)
Prayer: Today is a New Day
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)
Prayer: Dreams of Home
We’re coming home Lord,
From the dreams of last night and the tangled thoughts of today.
(Fourth Sunday in Lent Year C)
Prayers for Second Chances
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)
Prayers of Temptation and Sparkly Lives
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)
When is Easter this year?
When is Easter this year? Or next year? Why does it move about apparently randomly? Oh, and what about Lent, Ascension, Pentecost…