Prayer List
Heavenly Father,
you have promised to hear when we pray
in the name of your son,
Therefore in confidence and trust,
We pray for the Church:
🙏 For persecuted Christians around the world.
🙏 We pray for our local clergy, (wherever in the world you happen to be). For the administration staff of our Church – who keep things running smoothly. For all the volunteers that help with all that needs to be done. For youth workers, Sunday school teachers and helpers in both the school and church situations. We pray especially for those reaching out and working in Pastoral Care.
🙏 We pray for all those working as Chaplain's today Lord, that you would bless and uphold them and walk with them as they help support and care for your flock.
Father enliven the Church for its mission
that we may be salt of the earth and light to the world
Breathe fresh life into your people
Give us power to reveal Christ in word and action.
We pray for the world:
ANTI-SEMITISM
🙏 Anti-Semitism is rife throughout the world right now. There is a simpler world for anti-Semitism - it is pure and simply Racism - please pray against racism throughout the world - Racism is a tool of Satan and we should not tolerate it in ourselves or in our Churches and communities! Pray against this tool of the enemy and his lies!
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
🙏Pray for victims of human trafficking, who are children and adults. Pray that God protects those who want to come forward to bring trafficking rings to justice, and are in life threatening situations. Also, for law enforcement to have wisdom and the resources needed to bring those who sell and abuse humans to justice.
IRAN
🙏 Please pray for Christians in Iran. The majority of Iranians want an end to the Islamic Regime there. They are not happy with what their government has done and most of them are wanting Israel to help take down their government. Some are prepared to give their lives to take it down. This has also led to more and more turning to Christianity.
ISRAEL
🙏 The body of one of the Hostages, an Israeli Arab and Muslim has been recovered from Hamas tunnels. He had previously been thought to be alive. This gives even more inpetus to the current Hostage negotiations. It is also now reported that the body of his 23 year old son was also recovered. Two of his children were released alive in an early release because they were under 18 years old. Please pray for the AlZayadni family who have suffered a devastating loss. The USA has stepped in and is now putting even more pressure on Hamas to release the Hostages.
🙏 Please pray for the protection of the still living Hostages of which they think there are about 50-60 people and pray for the protection of Jerusalem.
LEBANON
🙏 Lebanon had not had a properly functioning government since 2022. But according to the BBC they do now. A new president has been elected and he is not the man Hezbollah wanted. He has pledged to work during his 6-year term to ensure that the Lebanese state had "the exclusive right to bear arms", which puts Hezbollah out of action, making their army's presence in Lebanon illegal. Although an ex-army leader he is Christian and has a big job ahead of him, so I suggest we pray for him.
PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
🙏 Hamas refuse to realize that they have lost the war and are continuing to fire missiles into Israel when they can. Please pray that they would see the light, pray for the salvation of the Palestinian People.
SYRIA
🙏 North East Syria has a large number of Christians. A stable local government had formed itself there in 2019, operating separately from the Assad Regime and tried to give them no reason to come investigate what it was doing. It took care to represent all minorities and religions in North East Syria, working to promote, understanding and tolerance and is a western style democracy. It was only the 2nd ever true democracy to form in the Middle East, its a miracle it exists. They are now being attacked by the SNA and Turkey. The HTS rebals (Islamic Group) that has taken over from Assad actually stopped an SNA massacre that had begun there.
SYRIA....continued
🙏Many in the North East are still uneasy with a 'lets wait and see' attitude toward the New rebal based government in Syria proper. Meanwhile the true extent of the now revealed atrocites committed by the Assad regime are beginning to come to light - hundreds of thousands may have been starved and tortured to death in what is being called the worst atocities of the 21st Century. In the midst of this Israel's IDF has attacked Syria, being careful not to harm civilians, but only destoying the military capability of the old regime, so the new rebals won't have use of it, against a nervous Israel. The rebals are saying all the right things at this point - but whether they can be trusted is the question - the rebals seem to understand what Israel is doing, and may actually seek help and humanitarian aid from Israel (they might even get it). North Eastern Syria is separately asking for that friendship and help from the entire Christian World, the USA and Israel. They are asking for help to defend themselves from Turkey and the SNA. Please pray for them.
UKRAINE
🙏 The Ukraine is claiming that Russia is indiscriminately shelling a city, not caring if civilians get hurt. While US President elect Donald Trump has arranged a meeting with Putin to negotiate an end to the Ukraine War. The USA has no direct involvement and this is just a good thing that he is trying to do here, so pray for his success.
USA
🙏 L.A. has been hit by what has been described as apocalyptic wild fires. At least 5 major fires are tearing through Los Angeles, with fierce winds reaching up to 100 miles per hour creating a fire storm. 5 people are dead so far, and tens of thousands have lost their homes. It has been declared a regional emergency and Christians are being asked to pray for containment and rain. They need divine intervention.
Creator of all,
lead us and every people into ways of justice and peace,
That we may respect one another in freedom and truth.
Awaken in us a sense of wonder for the earth
and all that is in it
Teach us to care creatively for its resources.
We pray for our Country:
🙏 Pray for our Government and leaders.
COVID-19
🙏 There have been 1068 cases of Covid reported this week with 91 people hospitalized because of it. Please pray for them but also give thanks because there were no deaths this week from Covid.
Give grace to all whose lives are linked with ours.
May we serve Christ in one another, and love as he loves us.
We pray for those in need:
🙏Please pray for Paul who has had a cancer diagnosis. Pray for his wife Lindsey and for peace and comfort for the family.
🙏Please pray for parishioner working with a client receiving pallative care. Please pray for peace for the client.
🙏 Please pray for AJ whose kidney function is down to 11%.
🙏 Please pray for a parishioner brother who needs a knee replacement. His operation keeps being postponed and held back, he is struggling with pain management issues, please pray that Jesus steps into the situation.
🙏 Please pray for all those who have lost loved ones this week, may the Comforter wrap loving arms around them.
God of hope comfort and restore
all who suffer in body, mind or spirit
May they know the power of your healing love.
Make us willing agents of your compassion.
Strengthen us as we share in making people whole.
Thanksgiving
Lord we praise and thank you for:
🙏 All the Churches that have make available live streamed services providing comfort, guidance and the opportunity for shut-ins, the bedridden, and those in lockdown to still worship and be a part of the global family of Christ.
🙏 God’s creation that is still going on around us.
🙏 God loves us so much during this difficult time, and he shares our pain, fear and grief. His shoulders are large enough to embrace the world - it is natural to worry, but it is also a burden we need not bear, give the worries to Him.
🙏 Give thanks for our worldwide family of God, loved by God and by each other.
🙏 Our families, friends and loved ones and our church families.
PRAYER 7's
We offer thanks and praise to you LORD
for blessing this venture,
giving us your support, and inspiration.
We praise you for being, who you are,
that you bless us with what we need
often before we even know we need it.
That your plans for us are so much greater
than anything we could imagine.
Truly may thy will be done in these pages.
Amen.
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