Fri 03 Oct 2025
Friday 3 October 2025
She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. (v. 12)
A prayer of thanks for God's grace
Loving God,
In all the stories that we tell of our yesterdays,
remind us that your grace was always sufficient.
In all that we face today,
remind us each step of the way that your grace is always sufficient.
In all that our tomorrows will bring,
reassure us that your grace will always be sufficient.
In the familiar and in the unexpected;
in the predictable and in the unknown;
in the welcome and in the unwelcome;
may we look for your grace,
see your power perfected in our weakness,
and go on our way rejoicing. Amen.
Rachel Deigh, Chair, West Midlands District
Prayer following the Manchester Synagogue attack on 2 October
Holy God, who breaks down the walls of division,
we cry out to you in solidarity with our Jewish sisters and brothers following the abhorrent attack upon life and community in Greater Manchester.
We pray that those who have died may rest in your eternal peace and that you would comfort those who mourn.
We pray for those in our communities who are afraid to walk the streets because of their faith and traditions.
On this day held especially holy to the Jewish community, we pray that you would guide our path and lead us through the wilderness.
Where there is enmity, we pray for peace; where there is division, healing; and where there is hatred, a mending of broken bonds.
Holy God, bring reconciliation to our nation that all might live justly and peacefully in the land.
Amen.
The President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference
A prayer that we might trust and rejoice in God - Alternative Prayer
Teach us, O God, to trust your providence, ordered and sure; to accept your wisdom, unerring and true and to rejoice in your love unbounded and eternal; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Charles Simeon (1759-1836)