Prayer Page
Prayers for the week 13 October 2024
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God of Wind and Power, so often we feel small and helpless, blown about by winds of change and forces beyond our control. But your wind is life-giving and your power fueled by love. So, blow us about as you will, we pray, Shape us to be a community with faith to see beyond the now and to be a sign of your love in the world. Amen
Contemplation Corner
Go outside and look up at the sky. Imagine how far above us it reaches, and how far into the space of the universe beyond. Take a moment to consider how God is present everywhere and is present now with you. Think about how amazing this is.
Prisons Week (13 – 19 October 2024)
Prisons Week aims to encourage prayer, and awareness of the needs of prisoners and their families, victims of offenders, prisons staff, chaplains and all those who work within the justice system.
Lord, you offer freedom to all people. We pray for those in prison. Break the bonds of fear and isolation that exist. Support with your love prisoners and their families and friends, prison staff and all who care. Heal those who have been wounded by the activities of others, especially the victims of crime. Help us to forgive one another, to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly together with Christ in His strength and in His Spirit, now and every day. Amen.
More about this special week including videos and suggested daily prayers can be found at this link https://www.prisonsweek.org/
Middle East
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Lord God, with you all things are possible – even peace in the Middle East. We pray for an end to violence, for world leaders and all with influence in the region to make wise decisions that lead to a lasting peace. We pray for all those mourning the loss of loved ones in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel, that the trauma they have experienced does not overshadow hope that peace is possible, and above all that you would fill their hearts with peace. Amen.
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Church
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Think one person in your church fellowship; perhaps someone you sit next to in services or at bible studies; someone you chat with over coffee; someone you see regularly or whom you recognise but you rarely speak to. Give thanks for them, and pray for them, that they may be aware they surrounded by God’s love.
Give thanks for the work of our local Cytuns and for the ways in which the churches have been working together for many years. Pray for the Holyhead Litter-Pick event on 12 October, that this might be an opportunity for the churches to come together in expressing their concern for God’s world by doing something practical.
Pray for all those involved in our different churches with Open the Book in their respective areas; pray that God will speak through the fun and enactments of well known bible stories to the hearts and minds of those pupils who see them. Pray especially for those involved in the Holyhead Open the Book team as they meet on 15 October to discuss and plan re-starting this important ministry in Holyhead.
Give thanks and pray for those we know who now live in Care Homes, particularly those at Llys y Coed, Llanfairfechan and Hafan Cefni, Llangefni; pray that they will feel still part of the community and life of our churches, even if they cannot get along to worship at church or other events. Give thanks for the way printed worship materials are used and passed round at Llys y Coed and for the monthly act of worship the Amlwch church host and join in with at Hafan Cefni. Give thanks and pray for the ministry of Jan Isbell, the Anna Chaplain and the Anna Friends in the east of the Circuit as they offer support and care.
Pray for all those who are in despair – through illness, family problems loneliness and hidden hardships. Help us individually and through the causes we support to bring hope to them and pray that God will grant them peace.
Pray for the Holyhead Church Council which meets on 16 October.
Pray for the Adventures in Outreach Day on Saturday 19 October at St David’s Church, Craig y Don, that God will bless, inspire and equip all who attend and that this will lead to adventures in outreach in the Spring across the Circuit.
Lord, this week open our hearts to care as you do and help us to do the little things that bring your Kingdom closer each day. Amen
