Why a prayer page?
Prayers are said during Sunday services, Prayers are said or thought alone. Prayers are said informally among friends. But there are also times and places where groups meet specifically for this purpose. This page is intended to publicise the prayer activity of the church more widely, so that more poeple who would like to join in can do so.
Pray for Sunday - that people will find comfort, find inspiration and find God.
Prayer for the Sunday 11.00am service starting at 10.25am, upstairs in the Beehive. All welcome
A Fransiscan prayer
May God bless you with discomfort
At easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships,
So that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger
At injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people,
So that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.
May God bless you with tears to shed
for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger and war,
So that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and
To turn their pain into joy.
And may God bless you with enough foolishness
To believe that you can make a difference in the world,
So that you can do what others claim cannot be done
To bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor.
After Sunday Service
Every Sunday there are people in church, available for private, confidential prayer. They are members of a trained prayer team, look out for the green badges. These people will be only too pleased to pray for concerns you have for yourself or for others you know.
Prayers for those in our church family are away from us, working for the benefit of others.
A group that meets to pray for friends working with the Overseas Missionary Fellowship and others who are working overseas in various areas of the world from All Saints. The group usually meets on 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm. For contact details see the church notice sheet or ask in church.
A challenging prayer to anyone who reads it.
Just the first 3 lines make you stop and look at how you interact with friends and family on a day to day basis. As for the rest .....wow.
Thanks to Gordon Turner, for sharing this prayer with us in a recent parish magazine.
