Prayers of Intercession Ordinary 23 Year A
By Mr Ian Farthing
The bidding for our prayers is
'Lord in your mercy'
and the response
'hear our prayer'
Let us pray
Lord God you are the father of all people and we come before you today
with our prayers knowing that you will hear us, help us and guide us.
We pray today for reconciliation and forgiveness in our own lives. Peace
will begin with us and we ask that the change we all so long for in the
world would be present in our own lives and be an example to others.
Lord we ask you to help us to seek out opportunities to work for
understanding and tolerance between people of different religious
backgrounds, different social backgrounds, different racial and political
backgrounds. We pray especially that religious views would not lead to
bitterness and hatred between us your children whom you so love and with
whom your patience and tolerance is boundless.
We remember the example of the Good Samaritan who reached out to someone
outside of his own religion and culture, may this example inspire us to go
beyond our own comfort zones and help those in need regardless of them
being different to ourselves.
Lord in your mercy
Lord today we pray for victims of fire, flood earthquake, famine or
disease. For those whom disaster has left homeless, injured or bereaved
and today our thoughts and prayers are especially with the people of the
US Gulf Coast states and particularly with the people of New Orleans and
Biloxi.
Give all who suffer the love that bears all things, believes all things ,
hopes all things. Be the support of all who give their strength, their
skill and their stamina in a ministry of providing relief. We ask you to
open our hearts in generosity and prayer that we may also be partners and
support their commitment to bring relief to the thousands in need at this
time.
Lord in your mercy
We pray for people who are frightened because they are ill. Reassure them
that because of the knowledge that you give to us, many diseases can now
be cured. Help them to have confidence in those with medical knowledge to
diagnose illness and care for the sick. Give them courage, hope and peace,
and the knowledge that you are present in their weakness, pain and
suffering. We pray especially for those who have no one to help them, that
in their loneliness they may know that you are with them.
Lord in your mercy,
Heavenly Father, we pray for those whose hearts have been saddened by the
death of someone close and dear to them, for members of our families who
have died and whose anniversary we recall. Help us to experience the
comfort of the Holy Spirit within us, and the fellowship of the church
family around us until we are reunited once more in your heavenly kingdom.
Jesus Christ is the light of the World, a light which no darkness can
quench. We remember before God those who have died and light a candle to
symbolize the light of Christ which eternally shines and brings hope - we
remember
Roy Bert James Daniels
Daphne Violet Babbington
You turn our darkness into
light in your light shall we see light
Lord in your mercy
Be with us Lord in the week ahead as we go out onto the world. May the
lips that have sung your praises always speak the truth, may the ears
which have heard your word listen only to what is good and may our lives
as well as our worship be always pleasing in your sight for the glory of
Jesus Christ our Lord
Gathering our prayers and praises into one let us pray with confidence as
our saviour has taught us as we say together the Lords Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven:-