500 More Prayers for All Occasions

David Clowes

• Publisher: David C Cook
• Year: 2015
• ISBN:
  9781434710345
• Topic: Teologia e religione
• Subtopic: Religione

To lead people in public prayer is one of life's greatest privileges. At the same time it can be a challenge to try and keep the prayers fresh and relevant and avoid using the same old phrases. Following on from the successful 500 Prayers for All Occasions David Clowes provides 500 more prayers for different occasions which provide a great resource for anyone leading public prayers.

Prayers of Intercession

230 ONE WORLD WEEK—THE ENVIRONMENT

Lord, we pray for those who are hungry in a world of plenty,

for those who do not know where their next meal is coming from

and for those who can only watch as their children die.

Lord, please help us to provide for them.

The Lord hears our prayer.

Thanks be to God.

Lord, we pray for those who have the power to change the world,

for leaders of nations whose decisions can mean the difference

between death and life for many

and for those with the power but not the will to cancel the debts of the poor.

Please help them to hear the cries of the poor.

The Lord hears our prayer.

Thanks be to God.

Lord, we pray for those who work for agencies of relief, especially [name],

that they may have wisdom and courage in the decisions they must make.

The Lord hears our prayer.

Thanks be to God.

Lord, we pray for those who cry for justice for the poor,

for those who speak out for those whose voices are not heard

and for those who work unselfishly for those who cannot work for themselves.

Please give them strength in their endeavours.

The Lord hears our prayer.

Thanks be to God.

Lord, we pray for those who do not want our pity—

they simply want a new chance;

for those who do not want our help—they simply want fairness;

for those who need aid, but would rather

be allowed the opportunity to live and to grow for themselves.

Please open up new opportunities for them.

The Lord hears our prayer.

Thanks be to God.

Lord, we pray for the church, your people throughout the world.

We ask for the courage to speak for those deprived of a voice,

the willingness to share the pain of those whose hands are empty

and the power to stand up for the powerless, the lost and those with no hope—

and to go on standing, no matter the cost.

The Lord hears our prayer.

Thanks be to God.

In the name of Christ, who like his Father is always on the side of the poor. Amen.

231 WE LIGHT THIS CANDLE

We light this candle for those who remember today

the ones who went to war and never returned;

who set out in the prime of life

and whose bodies and minds and lives were damaged

by all they had seen and heard.

May the light of Christ bring peace to the world.

Silence

We light this candle for those who remember

the high hopes and exciting dreams that once were theirs;...