Job Rebuked by his Friends, William Blake, 1793 |
Further prayers written for Morning Prayer at St Stephen Walbrook on Wednesday 16th June 2021, based on readings from Psalm 79, Job 22 and Romans 10.1-10.
From Psalm 79:
Their
blood have they shed like water on every side of Jerusalem *
and
there was no man to bury them
The
psalmist laments the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple. Let
us lament the all too frequent recourse of humanity to violence; praying
especially for peace in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Yemen, Ethiopia and
Sudan.
Almighty
God,
in whose
very nature we see unity in diversity;
help us
to live in harmony with all your people,
to put an
end to the terror and suffering caused by violence and armed conflict,
by
setting aside our power and living this day only by yours.
Amen.
From Job Chapter 22:
If thou
return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity
far from thy tabernacles. Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of
Ophir as the stones of the brook
Eliphaz
the Temanite mistakenly believed that God always punishes the wicked and
rewards the righteous immediately. Let us, like Job, have faith in God’s love
for us but acknowledge the mystery of his divine providence.
Almighty
God,
whose
love for us transcends our understanding;
strengthen
the faith of all those who are anxious and uncertain this day;
those for
whom it seems life is falling apart, suffering from pain they cannot explain,
struggling despite their best efforts to succeed.
We
remember by name Tom, Jonathan, Georgina, Shelley, Caroline and Manuelle, Emma,
John, Vanessa, Peter, Jennifer, Adrian and family, Melvyn, Ian, John, Jim,
Nick, Martin and Sam.
Help us all to remember that you are always with us and your loving kindness knows no end.
Amen
From St
Paul’s letter to the Romans:
If thou
shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Let us
pray for the strengthening of our own faith and confidence to proclaim it to
others; remembering in prayer especially all those being ordained in the coming
month.
Almighty
God,
who sent
his Son into the world to die for us so that the world through him might be
saved,
strengthen
us in the knowledge that every minute of the day ahead is overflowing with the
Good News of Jesus Christ;
may this
form the words of our mouth and fill the thoughts of our hearts;
Remembering
always that your salvation is for all people who put their trust in you.
Amen
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