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Prayers for the week 18 May 2025

Loving God, open our eyes to behold the awesome wonder in your acts of creation and lead us to that “thin place”, where heaven and earth meet and where your presence with us is most clear. And having led us there, lead us back to the “wide world” to live out our lives as “thin place people” in faith, love and service.

God of love, creator of all, the wonders of creation surround us and astound us, spoken into being with a word poured out in love. You continue to speak to us even now – give us ears to listen to what you are saying, eyes to see where you are leading us to go and feet to take us there. Amen.

Action Prayer

Choose a letter of the alphabet. Think of something you are grateful for that begins with that letter. Take some time to express your gratitude to God.

World

Look at a newspaper or trusted website with newsfeed. Pray as you feel led about issues of the day. Pray especially this week for…….

Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia – that they do happen and that progress towards a ceasefire is made
Give thanks that Hamas have released an American-Israeli hostage and pray that this will lead to more talks for peace and a ceasefire in Gaza and especially that aid is allowed to flow back into Gaza.
Pray for an easing of tensions and a pull back from escalating conflict between India and Pakistan.

Church

Pray for the impact of the Circuit Easter Offering Service on 23 May at Capel Zinc which this year is entitled, “Education for all, Hope for all,” focusing on the right of every person to receive an education. Give thanks for the women up and down the country involved in Methodist Women in Britain and for the important role they play in highlighting injustices and seeking transformational change.

Give thanks for the many gifts, talents and of people in the circuit, many of whom quietly serve, often unnoticed in our churches, giving their time behind the scenes to show love for our neighbours in the name of Christ.

Give thanks for the work that Richard Butler does with the Bereavement Group he leads and his work at Ysbyty Gwynedd on the hospital radio. Pray for Richard as he continues both these valuable ministries.

Looking ahead to the summer, many of our churches are working with their local Cytun Churches Together to have a presence at festivals and carnivals. Pray especially for the churches in Amlwch, Holyhead and Bangor where they seek to do so for the first time. Pray for them as they plan ahead with people from different denominations. Particularly, pray for the meeting at Holyhead on 21 May when John and Sue meet with others from the Cytun sub-group to give shape to ideas for the Holyhead Festival.

Give thanks for the ongoing work with the elders in our community – the work of Jan Isbell (Circuit Anna Chaplain) at Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan, that being done by members of the Amlwch Church and the Anglesey Lay Worker at Hafan Cefni, and the move by Cytuns at Holyhead and Amlwch to provide monthly services of worship at other local care homes.

Give thanks for the many ways Christians from different churches are coming together for pray and worship. Pray for the Wellspring group meeting at Aberfraw on 20 May which John, the Anglesey Lay Worker will be attending.

God of love, God for all, your purposes are more beautiful than we can possibly imagine. Fill us with your Holy Spirit. Help us let go of all that holds us back. Open our lives and our churches to new seasons of humility and faith, of change and growth. Shake us up with the Good News of Jesus and show us the way. Amen (Methodist Church Breakthrough Prayer)