In the depth of silence
No words are needed
We are just called to listen
To the movement of the Spirit
And in the midst of confusion
To hear your voice.
Song “He will hold me fast”
We say the Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Reading Psalm 44
If we had forgotten the name of our God
Or extended our hands to a strange god,
21 Would God not find this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.
22 But for Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
23 Wake Yourself up, why do You sleep, Lord?
Awake, do not reject us forever.
24 Why do You hide Your face
And forget our affliction and oppression?
25 For our souls have sunk down into the dust;
Our bodies cling to the earth.
26 Rise up, be our help,
And redeem us because of Your mercy.
We pray for all those we know who need our help and prayers who we carry in our hearts today. For those worrying about fuel poverty, for those suffering in the heatwaves and fires, for Palestine and Gaza, Ukraine, Russia, Myanmar, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, the Rohingyas, the Uyghurs, Belarus, Iran, the US, Afghanistan, the UK, our own country, doctors and nurses, carers, teachers, those confronting injustice, and pressing issues of climate change, for the many refugees, our families and friends and ourselves…Spirit of the Living God present with us now enter our bodies, minds and spirits and heal us of all that harms us. Let your angels be beside us at this time. In Jesus Name we pray.
Song “I raise a hallelujah”
This is the day that God has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
I will not offer to God
Offerings that cost me nothing
I will go in Peace
To love and serve the Lord
Amen
