Prayer for the Day
A prayer that we may care for others
Holy One – far beyond our imaginings,
yet coming to meet us through Jesus – in the joy and messiness,
the hopefulness and the hardships of our lives.
May our places of worship be safe and authentic spaces
for sharing who we are and how we are
as we journey alongside one another and with you.
May we listen attentively and compassionately,
as we seek one another’s well-being and flourishing,
knowing that all are cherished by you. Amen.
Alternative Prayer for the Day
A prayer that God discipline our energies
Discipline our energies, O God, to your purposes; school our tongues to your praise and soften our hearts to your wisdom. Amen.
A prayer for discernment
Invitational God, we celebrate the times when we know we are in the right place at the right time.
Thank you for your presence, sometimes quiet and sometimes noisy.
Help us to know the difference between doing lots of things to make us feel of value, and fullness of life.
Incarnational God, thank you for standing alongside us when we don’t know where we are meant to be or what we are meant to do.
Help us to discern what is of you, and what is a distraction.
May your kingdom come. Amen.
Alison Ransome, Learning and Development Manager
Friday 01 April 2022
Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you in the womb and will help you: 'Do not fear, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.' (v. 2)
Isaiah 44:1-8