Prayers for mission and unity

On the Diocesan Day of Prayer for the Mission and Unity of God's Church in the Diocese of Chelmsford, the following prayers written by people at St John's Seven Kings were among those prayed:


Mission

We pray for Christians who are fired up with your love prepared to let that love show in the way they live their lives. We pray for people willing to act justly and behave lovingly and humbly towards all they encounter in their daily lives. Amen.

We pray for greater awareness of the needs in the developing world and for Christians to respond to God’s calling of service: "I was sick and you visited me. I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink, naked and you clothed me …" Amen.

Unity

Come again, Lord Jesus, to fill us with your spirit of love, that we may put aside our suspicions and mistrust of others and suspend our judgements of others, so that we might unite as not only one Church, but one humanity. Open up to us the possibilities and ways forward to get along - to be a model to the world of your unifying and cosmic love for the world. Amen.

Dear God, I pray for conflicts through the world today may come to an end and that peace may come with all nations. Amen

We thank you for the diversity of the Church of England and the ability it has to hold different traditions and perspectives together. We  pray that current debates and conflicts will not break its ability to hold people together in tension but will deepen the bonds and ties between us. Amen.

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Gungor - The Earth Is Yours.