Come Holy God
Give me your peace
Send your Spirit
To heal and help me
So I can build a world
Of love and justice
And care for your earth. Amen
Song “In Christ Alone”
Prayer for Gods help
A candle is lit.
We light a candle for light, sending
prayers high into the inky heavens and
dreams deep into our human soul.
We light a candle for light. May it light our way.
Forgive me
When I choose the wrong way
Restore me
Help me to have compassion for myself and others
To create a world that is good and just
And to carry your dream within me
The Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Psalm 68
Indeed, the Lord will dwell there forever.
17 The chariots of God are [o]myriads, thousands upon thousands;
[p]The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.
18 You have ascended on high, You have led captive Yourcaptives;
You have received gifts among people,
Even among the rebellious as well, that [q]the LordGod may dwell there.
Our Prayers
We pray for people and situations that are on our hearts today ...
For people who are lonely, for staff in hospitals and care homes, for people suffering from war where their children cant sleep because of bombs falling, for people imprisoned for protesting about the abuse of human rights, for people suffering because of floods or temperatures soaring because of climate change and forests burning, for the vulnerable in this Covid time and those sick and dying, for the homeless in their own country and those far from home, for asylum seekers and refugees the world over, and finally for our children and grandchildren who we must give a better future. In Jesus name we pray,
May we not fail you though we face great dangers.
Give us your peace, your wisdom and your strength. Amen
Prayer of Commitment
Loving God, though we are fickle and full of doubt
In you we place our trust for the year ahead.
We commit ourselves again to serve you as best we can,
To serve also those around us,
To seek justice and peace and care for the earth,
To forgive others and to be used by your Spirit
To bring more love to our corner of the world
And so to be your church on earth
For Christ's sake. Amen.
Closing Responses
Take us to Bethlehem
House of bread
Where the empty are filled
The poor find riches
And the rich recognise their poverty
Where all kneel, worship
And are fed.
Amen
Pat Nimmo with thanks to © Janet Morley adapted
