Monday 30 March 2026
- General:
- Lectionary
Monday of Holy Week
Isaiah 42: 1-9
The kingdom of God is justice and joy (StF 255)
Give to me, Lord, a thankful heart (StF 520)
God, who made the stars of heaven (StF 7)
Hebrews 9: 11-15
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy (StF 416)
Victim divine, thy grace we claim (StF 600)
John 12: 1-11
King of Glory, King of Peace (StF 56)
Take my life, and let it be (StF 566)
A prayer that Christ be the Light of the World in our time
Creative and radiant God,
your strong and sure light
is never overcome by darkness.
May it be so in this our time.
Jesus Christ, the Light of the World,
in your mercy and grace
you surprisingly said to us,
“You are the light of the world.”
May it be so in this our time.
Spirit of light and love,
kindle in us fresh urgency
to love and serve the human family,
to be amazed by creation and to care for it well,
to pursue justice and offer mercy,
to rejoice in receiving and sharing grace.
In confidence and hope, we pray. Amen.
Hope Morgan Ward, UMC Council of Bishops
A prayer that our faith may ever increase - Alternative Prayer
Let our faith in you, O Lord, be ever stronger, our life with you ever deeper, our praying ever more awake to your glory, our hold on you ever firmer and our love for you ever increasing. Amen
William Bramwell, Methodist itinerant preacher (1759-1818)