+We draw near to God, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer.
Silence
Readings
Silence
Humility
Call to mind colleagues and partners in the work in your area.
Are any calling for special attention for prayer today?
What have they taught you about God and about yourself?
Who are the saints who have gone before you?
Do any give you real inspiration for what you're doing now?
Celebrate them before God!
Risen Lord
thank you for the inner city
with its clashing needs and hopes.
It's here that we find you
constantly working to make broken lives whole.
Thank you for calling us to be partners in your work
and thank you for those who work alongside us.
Deepen our friendships;
let our vulnerabilities be shared;
envision us with a fiery passion;
we are your body, one body, and we thank you.
We thank you, too, for all those
who pioneered kingdom building here
for Muriel Lester, Ken Leech,
Catherine Booth, Colin Marchant ..... (fill in names)
who lived prophetic lives
that truly transformed the neighbourhood.
Help us to be like them.
Use us to speak and act prophetically,
and to live lovingly.
Free prayer
The Lord's Prayer
Lord, in your mercy
Let your kingdom come!