Thu 23 Oct 2025
Thursday 23 October 2025
After the people of that place recognized him, they sent word throughout the region and brought all who were sick to him. (v. 35)
A prayer that our lives may sing of God's faithfulness
Lord of all creation, you have written our story with hands of grace.
Every chapter filled with mercy. Every verse a melody of love.
May our lives sing of your faithfulness.
Let our story be a testament of your goodness
and our song a sweet offering before your throne.
You weave sorrow in strands of gold, turning burdens into blessings unseen.
Teach us to sing through every season,
to trust when the road is steep,
to know that your goodness is the chorus that carries us home.
You, O Lord, are our keeper,
our composer, our strength, our song.
To you be all the glory, forever and ever.
Naomi Fetu, Methodist Church in Samoa
A prayer that we might be God's forever - Alternative Prayer
God of love, awaken our souls. God of power, protect us in temptation. God of forgiveness, cleanse us by the blood of Christ. God of saints, let us share in their inheritance. God of rest, let us be yours for ever. Amen.
Mary Gilbert, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Gilbert (died 1768, aged 16)