JANUARY 2009

 

Prayers

In your prayers please remember those who are sick or bereaved;

To pray for peace to prevail in troubled areas of the world, especially Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, and the Middle East.

Pray for drought stricken areas in Australia.

The different ministries in our church:

Telecare

Pastoral care

Anglican Women

Opportunity Knocks

Bible Study and Prayer groups

Craft group

Lay Readers

and our new Rector and Deacon, Harvey and Liz.

 

Please remember:

Diocese of Ysabel Solomon Islands: Bishop Richard

St Philip’s O’Connor: Rob (Sandra)

Chaplaincy Team, ANU; Chaplaincy Leader Rob (Sandra)

Radford College: Principal David; staff and students; Chaplains, Nikolai (Susanna) Richard (Melinda)

 

Let us continue to pray for rain….

Waiting in the dust

A Prayer in this time of Drought

God of love may we know your love in each other.

Great economic stress hovers over us.

Protect our families, our marriages, and our community from the ravages of this dry season.

Bind us together as family as we walk these dusty roads of drought.

Grant that we may carry each other's burdens and ease each other's pain.

Give us a spirit of love to share with each other, even in our lack.

O God, hear our prayers….

 

God of all creation, we cry out to you.

The land is our hurting partner; she is thirsty, she is cracked and dry.

Lord of the rains you weep for creation when she is hurt.

Lord of life you weep with us in our loss, our despair, our hunger and thirst.

Hear the cries of our heart, O God, and give us your Spirit to sustain us in the drought.

O God hear our prayers….

 

God of earth and sky, land and seas;

Break open the vault of heaven and pour rain upon the dry lands.

May every country and all peoples on earth who suffer from drought

Be drenched in rain until the land is quenched and the ditches overflow.

May we dance in the rain as we sing praise to you for your provision.

O God hear our prayers…

 

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