May we, somehow, in the midst of all this activity, rest in your presence and hear some whisper of truth: of your exuberant love for us, the people of your world, the creatures of your world, the trees, the rocks, the sea. Lord we pray for everyone affected by the earthquake yesterday in Morocco. Please …
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Prayer: safe to shore
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. When we read the news it’s hard not to be worried about our world. It’s hard to hear about the pain our fellow people are going through. I was really struck last week when we sang the song “My Lighthouse”: I will trust …
Prayer: May your mercy bring change in us
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We pray for peace in Ukraine, in Sudan, in Syria, in Yemen. It’s hard to keep asking, when from a human point of view there seems little hope for reconciliation or negotiation, but we remember again the ordinary people who are fighting, suffering …
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Prayer: we look to Jesus
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We pray for the people of Sudan as the bombing and fighting in Khartoum and elsewhere continue. We pray that there will be a ceasefire, and an end to violence. We pray for peace and a stable civilian government. We look to Jesus …
Prayer: not joining the pile-ons
Lord, you are good. We resist any lie that tells us otherwise, or that tells us there is no way back to you. And because you are good, we are able to bring these prayers to you. We pray for the survivors of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey. Please comfort everyone who is grieving …
Prayer: God with us
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. Please help the rescue teams working right now after the explosion in a block of flats in Jersey. We pray for everyone mourning for people who have died, and everyone who has lost their home. We ask that more survivors will be found. …
Prayer: Rich and Poor
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We pray for the war in Ukraine. Please end the violence and allow people to return to their homes in safety, and soldiers to return home unharmed. We ask for a way out that all the leaders can accept, and makes a lasting …
Prayer: your manifesto
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We pray for Sri Lanka. With food and fuel prices unaffordable and rising, and shortages of medicine, people are angry and afraid. We ask for relief for ordinary people who need to travel to work, and need food and medicine. We pray for …
Prayer: A glimmer of hope
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We pray for the people of Ukraine. We ask for safety, and an end to the war. We ask that people would be able to return to their homes. We pray for Western leaders and the Russian leadership: please give them cool heads. …
Prayer: addicted to our dishonest scales
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. The words of Micah 6 are hard to hear. I walk past two people sleeping in the walkway by Waitrose and I try not to think about what part I have to play in the cause. Who removed them from the place they …