Prayer for the Day
A prayer to God the heart of creation
Before words and beyond imagination,
grasped in wonder and beauty,
realised in silence, noticed in care;
You are Lord.
Within each atom and nucleotide,
carried in the rhythm of every breath,
borne in the love songs of creation;
You are present.
Known in grace, joy and hope,
lived in generosity and hospitality,
found within and without us;
You are love.
Loving Lord, divinely present,
may we trust you enough to cease our striving and so attend to your gift among us,
which brings meaning to all we are and all we do. Amen.
Prayer for the Day
Prayer for Haiti
God of all creation,
you call us to be one body, united in love and justice.
As we gather in prayer, we remember the suffering of your people across the world – in places torn by war, poverty and injustice.
We hear their cries and bring before you the many places and situations that are on our hearts and minds today.
God, our strength and hope,
hear our prayer.
God of compassion and justice,
we lift before you the people of Haiti,
enduring violence, displacement and despair.
Strengthen those who teach, heal and minister in the midst of the chaos.
Protect children, women, families and communities forced to flee their homes.
May your peace reign where fear now dwells.
God, our strength and hope,
hear our prayer.
Faithful God,
we pray for the Haiti District,
for its leaders, ministers and members.
In the face of insecurity and hardship, grant courage, wisdom and your sustaining grace.
May your Spirit guide them in every decision and action.
We thank you for the ways in which they are your hands and feet in the communities that they serve.
May they continue to be beacons of your light, love and peace.
God, our strength and hope,
hear our prayer.
God of all nations,
awaken our hearts to the cries of those in need.
May we not turn away,
but respond with generosity, advocacy and prayer.
Unite us in your mission of healing and justice.
God, our strength and hope,
hear our prayer.
Alternative Prayer for the Day
A prayer that we be raised to life
Christ of the awesome desert, grant us victory. Christ of the raging storm, grant us peace. Christ of the waiting tomb, raise us to life.
A prayer of thanks that God walks with the outcast
God of the Outcast; God of the Disempowered:
Thank you that you walk with us as One who has been rejected, despised, mocked.
Help us to follow the story of your pathfinders long past: justice-seekers like the Primitive Methodists who opened wide doors to welcome all.
Elizabeth Morris, Learning Officer, Englesea Brook
Thursday 01 May 2008
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (v.8)
Acts 1:1-11