Prayer of Approach:

Gracious God,

we gather intentionally in your presence as your people

to receive from you what you offer:

a binding up of our wounds,

physical, mental and spiritual;

a healing of broken hearts

because of what life has brought us,

because of how others treat us,

even because of how we think you do not care;

we gather intentionally to receive from you

that abundant understanding which lifts us up

assured of being your beloved;

that soaring spirit which has us rise like eagles,

which energizes us in our service to you…

so we gather intentionally to sing your praise

and to keep on hoping for what you offer…

therefore we pray as our Lord taught us to pray:

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours

now and forever. Amen

Prayer of Confession

Gracious God,

we come confessing our deviation from the straight Way,

the way made known through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lord have mercy, LORD HAVE MERCY

Lord Jesus Christ,

we come confessing our reluctance

to straighten that which is crooked,

to make right that which is wrong

thus ceasing to truly follow you.

Christ have mercy CHRIST HAVE MERCY

Spirit of God,

we come confessing our weariness in doing good,

our sense of powerlessness if we think too much about

all that needs to be done

Spirit have mercy  SPIRIT HAVE MERCY

Declaration of Reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:19-21)

…in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself,

not counting their trespasses against them,

and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. 

²⁰ So we are ambassadors for Christ,

since God is making his appeal through us;

we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 

For those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,
    they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
    they shall walk and not faint,

so we say with joy in our hearts THANKS BE TO GOD

Prayers of the People

Oh God, Lord of the nations,

we pray as your global people this morning,

conscious of faraway leaders impacting on our well-being and security.

Grant, we ask you, a curb on any belligerence,

and an increase in a search for peace.

Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

O Lord Jesus, who went about healing,

we pray as your global people this morning

placing our trust in the new variety of vaccines

to combat the corona virus pandemic.

Grant, we ask you, your blessing on those

who seek a means to lessen the suffering through an antidote,

that success may be their lot!

       Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

Oh Spirit of God, Holy Comforter,,

we pray as your global people this morning,

desperate for your comfort, like a refreshing breeze,

to be upon the millions of people infected with the virus,

and those who love them…

Grant we ask you, your peace to sustain and overwhelm them.

       Lord hear us, LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

Lord of the church,

we pray for those within our community

who deal with illness and the variety of sufferings life brings on us..

we name in your presence the following:

— aloud or in the silence of your hearts—

Grant we ask you, strength and courage to them

 to deal with each day as it comes..

       Christ hear us CHRIST HEAR OUR PRAYER