Holy Spirit pray with us
Holy Spirit pray in us
Holy Spirit pray through us
We struggle to pray. To
find the right words. To still our restless minds, but our hearts are full of
longing, our world is full of needing and now we turn our desires towards your
Holy Spirit interceding for us when we do not know how to pray
Holy Spirit pray with us, Lord
in your mercy...
We pray for your church.
Strong but weak. Extensive and ever-growing but still anxious and scared and
lacking faith. We pray that your church might become a place which loves all,
includes all and with humility strives always to follow the way of Jesus
Holy Spirit pray in us, Lord
in your mercy...
We pray for all the
churches in our community, for their clergy and members and visitors and people
who walk by a wondering what goes on inside those grand old buildings. May we
know your blessing, seeking always to welcome the stranger and live lives of
genuine love
And we pray for the
churches and people of this land
For churches in the center
of powerful cities
For churches ministering in
comfortable suburbs and uncomfortable estates
For churches in ramshackle
seaside towns
For churches with exquisite
buildings in areas of outstanding natural beauty
For remote rural churches
which struggle to pay their parish share
For churches in wealthy
villages struggling to witness to your gospel
For new expressions of
church
For ancient places of
worship
For all those people for
whom church is a dead word and God is a long forgotten memory
Holy Spirit pray through us,
Lord in your mercy...
Loving God we are tired of
this world and its mindless violence, where people think their opinions and
prejudices gives them the right to murder and kill without mercy. We pray for
all people who are the victims of terrorism, collateral damage and hate crimes.
And we pray for our country.
When politicians and leaders dissemble, when authority figures and opinion
makers lack judgment and when ordinary people find their lives invaded and
diminished. Help us not to be self-righteous judges but to examine our own
hearts and hold on to what is good and decent and true
Holy Spirit pray with us,
Lord in your mercy...
We pray for all those who
are struggling and are in difficulty and are reaching out for help, in the
quietness we bring their names before you …
Silence
Holy Spirit of God
Be with us in your mercy we
pray
Strengthen us in your love
And enable us to be the
people you created us to be
Lovers of your church
Healers of your world
Seekers after your grace
Lord in your mercy...