Join us in prayers this evening. We pray to God giving thanks, coming before Him, praying for ourselves and others. We pray for the Ukraine.
For what is beyond, not invented or made up
Let us offer God our thanks and praise.
For thoughts and ways that are not ours,
Let us offer God our prayers and reflections.
For the love that loves first and shows us what love is
Let us offer God our fellowship and service.
For the light that shines from the face of Jesus Christ and enlightens every
human being.
All: Let us offer God our joy and worship.
Holy, holy, holy, God,
to You we come
rejoicing in who You are.
You are light and in You there is no darkness at all,
You are faithful and true and there is nothing false about You,
You have shown us how much You love us in Jesus Christ,
who became one of us and for our salvation.
Freely, gladly we bring ourselves to You.
Holy Spirit help us,
that with all that is within us,
we may bless Your holy name.
Living God, joyfully we find in Jesus what it means to be fully human.
You give us hope that one day we shall be like Him.
May all His sisters and brothers know fullness of life and God’s glory be seen.
Lord in Your mercy
Hear our prayer
We pray for people who are hungry or thirsty, in need of food and drink,
for strangers hoping for a welcome,
for people without proper clothing,
for those who are ill at home or in hospital,
and for people in prison and all affected by crime.
Lord, these are our sisters and brothers too,
help us to do what we can to care and to ensure adequate support.
Lord in Your mercy
Hear our prayer
We look to the day when all of creation will be set free from decay
to enter into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
We pray for the climate crisis
that the world’s governments may not falter in their commitment to reduce global temperatures.
We pray for the work of NGOs, charities and faith groups
raising awareness, lobbying governments and garnering support.
Lord in Your mercy
Hear our prayer
Lord God, who has made it known that You love justice and equity,
we pray for a better sharing of the world’s resources,
for an end to poverty and inequality.
We remember the work of Christian Aid
working with some of the world’s poorest communities
and we pray for the work of Covax, the World Health Organisation’s body
tasked with the equitable sharing of vaccines.
You invite us to collaborate with You and our sisters and brothers
towards the day when Your kingdom is complete
and poverty and injustice will be no more.
Lord in Your mercy
Hear our prayer
Compassionate Christ,
as Your disciples did in Galilee,
as the men in the gospel did for their sons,
we bring to You now people we would ask You to bless,
in moments of quiet we pray for them.
Silence
Lord in Your mercy
Hear our prayer
Gracious God, as Lent approaches and we journey with Jesus towards the cross,
may we ever be aware of His glory.
Amen
PRAYER FOR UKRAINE
Loving God,
We pray for the people of Ukraine,
for all those suffering or afraid,
that you will be close to them and protect them.
We pray for world leaders,
for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices.
We pray for the world
that in this moment of crisis,
we may reach out in solidarity
to our brothers and sisters in need.
May we walk in your ways
so that peace and justice
become a reality for the people of Ukraine
and for all the world.
Amen.
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