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Prayers : Sunday, 9th Feb 2025
The Fifth Sunday of Epiphany

Image by Kelly Sikkema


 

... and now let us pray for God's family, the World, and ourselves, giving thanks for God's goodness.

​Let us pray aloud, and together:

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Gracious God, thank you that You call some of us to be apostles, sent out to do Your work.  We pray for all who respond and obey when they hear Your voice. We pray also for those who have a ministry in their daily lives of work, family life or community, who daily bear witness to the gospel in all that they say or do. AMEN.

<Longer pause for personal reflection>

In response to the call today “Lord, in Your mercy” Our response is, “hear our prayer!”

(Short Silence) Lord, in Your mercy: hear our prayer

Holy God, whenever we fail to care for our brothers and sisters throughout the world, the way is opened to destruction, and hearts are hardened.  We recognise our responsibility to encourage and uphold one another and to live together in peace and love. We also recognise our needs and our human weaknesses and come to You now with our prayers and petitions

 

<Short silence> Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

 

Creator God, thank you for our world and the places where we live. Help us all to be mindful that we are all created equal in Your sight and accept our deep regret that despite this there is still so much inequality to be found. Help us to remember that You want us to be good stewards of Your creation, living responsibly in the lands and seas of the earth.  May all future growth be sustainable and may we ensure that its abundance is fairly shared for the good of all.

 

<Short silence> Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

 

Father God, Lord, help us to use our influence within our families and communities to bring peace, joy and fun into people’s lives, instead of stirring up strife. Help us be reliable and honest in what we do, and friendly to all who we meet in our daily lives.

 

<Short silence> Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

 

Loving God, friend of those in need, your Son Jesus can free us from our burdens and heal our bodies and spirits. We pray for those still burdened, those seeking healing, those in need within our communities and across the world.

 

Give the song of joy to all who are now on the road to recovery and recuperation and the song of thanks to all who helped them on that road.

 

We especially raise before You now all those who have asked for our prayers from around the world … those we know in New Zealand, in Singapore, in Argentina, in France, in Australia, in the US, in Canada, in Austria, in Ukraine, in China, in Germany, in the Czech Republic, and any others we now name aloud, or in the silence of our hearts, and those who are known only by You.

 

<Short silence> Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

 

Merciful God, when death separates us from those we love and we find it hard to live without them, lift from us all sadness and help us to remember that death has no power at all over the peace You give and that the love we shared with our departed loved ones goes beyond the grave.

 

Today we especially raise before you our sister Deb who was called home last week. Comfort all those left behind who mourn her passing and may she, along with all the faithful departed, now spend peaceful eternity gazing upon the face of The Risen Christ.

 

<Short silence> Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

 

In a moment of silence we pray for ourselves, our families, friends, for all whom we love and for our personal ministries. Make the things that we choose to do worthy of the life, death, and rising again of Your Son.

 

(Short Silence) Lord, in Your mercy: hear our prayer

 

Everlasting God, in the weeks ahead help us to conduct our lives with dignity, always giving and expecting respect, always praying before taking action and following each action with prayerful thanksgiving.

 

(Short Silence) Lord, in Your mercy: hear our prayer

Forth in the peace of Christ we go; Christ to the world with joy we bring; Christ in our minds, Christ on our lips, Christ in our hearts, the world’s true King.

 

Merciful father: accept these prayers for the sake of Your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.  AMEN.

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