Fri 31 Oct 2025

A prayer for the ushering in of God's kingdom

Hope does not disappoint: Spes non confundit (Romans 5:5)
Let us pray for all
Pilgrims of Hope

What do we sing?
Alleluia!
When do we sing it?

Beaten
Fastened to the stocks
Yet, singing hymns to God at midnight (Acts 16:22)

Thank God we arrived here
But the door is firmly shut
And we are at the end of our tether

Jesus Christ, you proclaimed
The jubilee year of the Lord
Liberty to the oppressed (Luke 4:18-20)

You said you are the door (John 10:9-16)
We rejoice and sing for joy as
A door shall be opened to the excluded (Luke 6:22)

You blessed the poor of the earth
Bring it on, Lord: an earthquake
Shaking the foundations
And ushering in your kingdom

When do we want it?
Now(!) and forever. Amen.

Reynaldo Ferreira Leão Neto (Léo), General Secretary, World Methodist Council

A prayer that we may live to God's glory - Alternative Prayer

Be a light, O Lord, to our eyes, music to our ears and contentment to our heart. Be sunlight in our day, food at our table and rest in our night. Receive into your protection our body and our soul, our freedom and our life. Being about your business let us live to your glory. Amen.

John Cosin (1594-1672)