We stand against hunger
Against injustice
And we hope for a better world
Where everyone is housed
And fed
A world of abundance
Give us wisdom and courage
On our journey
Song “You are my hiding place”
You entrusted the earth to us
And we have destroyed it
The forests are burning
Animals are dying
Our world is sick
Forgive us
Restore our vision and help us to act bravely to save this precious world
We say the Lord’s Prayer in our own language
Psalm 51
For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are right in your verdict
and justified when you judge.
5 Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
We pray for all those we know who need our help and prayers who we carry in our hearts today. For Libya and those who have lost their lives in the floods, for those who cant afford fuel, food or housing, for those on strike, those suffering in the heatwaves, volcanoes, hurricanes and fires, for Israel, Palestine and Gaza, Ukraine, Russia, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, the Rohingyas, the Uyghurs, Belarus, Iran, the US, Afghanistan, the UK, our own country, doctors, those confronting injustice, and pressing issues of climate change, for the millions of refugees, the homeless and despairing, our own families, 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. Amen
Song “Abide with me”
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.
