Prayers of the People:

God our Saviour, may these prayers which we offer you

be also a renewing of our mindfulness

to love one another even as Jesus has loved us.

We pray for the end of bitterness and violence in its many forms.

Bless all peacemakers:

those who negotiate between nations,

or arbitrate within commerce and industry,

adjudicate in family courts,

defuse tensions in school grounds,

and counsel conflicting parties

within church denominations.

 Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

We pray for the effective, compassionate care

of all who are ill, maimed, or severely handicapped,

including ailing members of this congregation.

Bless all who offer care through home based support agencies.

Bless all who work in clinics and hospitals: surgeons, physiotherapists, nurses, physicians, oncologists, psychiatrists, dieticians, social workers, dentists, pharmacists and the staff of hospices for the dying.

Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

 We pray for the feeding of the hungry,

the clothing of the destitute,

the housing of the homeless,

the reformation of prisoners,

and the rehabilitation of those

who have been addicted to drugs.

Bless every agency, church or government,

which is dedicated to the care

of our disadvantaged sisters and brothers

 Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

We pray for the provision of systems of justice

that that are truly fair.

Whether they are within our homeland,

in other nations,

or international courts of justice,

may those who are brought to court

find equality before the law.

Bless with insight and integrity

each barrister and judge,

work in the mind and soul of every juror,

that the innocent may be exonerated

and the hearts of those sentenced

turned towards repentance and regeneration.

 Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

 We pray for the church,

for all denominations large or small,

that we may love one another in practice

as well as in prayer. 

Bless all joint initiatives in worship, fellowship

and service to the community.

May the world know

that there is a grace at work in us which is not our doing

but a gift from a Lover who outstrips all other.

Through Christ Jesus our humble Lord.

Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER  AMEN!