Prayer for the Day
A prayer that God's message dwell within us
Loving God,
May all that we learn
from you and alongside one another,
challenge and transform our thoughts, words and deeds.
May your message dwell richly in our hearts.
May it be treasured.
May it pour out from us in expressions of praise, proclamation and protest.
Help us to listen to all who have been marginalised
to hear what cannot be spoken.
Prepare us for the times when your message will pierce and break our hearts.
Change us as we join in your work as your body here on earth.
In the name of the One who came as Teacher, Justice Seeker and Defender of the Oppressed. Amen.
Prayer for the Day
A prayer that God strengthen our faith
Look upon your servants, O Lord, weak in faith, but asking for your strength; cold in heart, but seeking the warmth of your love; assailed by doubt, but longing to trust you; abounding in sin, yet begging to be filled with your righteousness; now and forever. Amen.
A prayer for faith, hope and love
Gracious God,
lamp to my feet,
light on my path.
Where the path before me is unclear, my perception falters, your purpose is obscure and your good will concealed,
Grant me…
Faith to trust that what is currently concealed will, through your grace, one day be revealed.
Hope and confidence that you will be my companion, guide and confidant on the way.
Love enough to know that one day I shall gaze upon you fully, face-to-face.
O God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who lives in eternal and perfect light, may your will and way be known in me and through me, in your community and in your world. Amen.
Richard Andrew, District Chair, Darlington District
Wednesday 07 December 2011
"The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practise what they teach. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulder of others, but they are themselves unwilling to lift a finger to move them." (vv. 2-4)
Matthew 23:1-12A Prayer for LGBT+ History Month
Shared with us by Pam Gold, coordinator for the Methodist LGBT+ Solidarity Circle.
