Moonrakers concert, Friday 27th June at 7:30pm Moonrakers is an Oxford-based group of four musicians who pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals across the UK.
This week we are asked to pray for:
Prayers for the week from Roots on the web Lord Jesus, as we reflect on our Bible reading today, remembering that we are all one in Christ, we think about what this means. In our individual congregations, we pray for the humility to remember always that we are all equal in your sight. Nothing makes one of us any better than our neighbour. Lord, we are all one in you. We pray for the many branches of your Church, worshipping you in different ways; may there be a spirit of unity among us, for we serve the same God. Lord, we are all one in you. We are only human, Lord, and we often make divisions of the differences between us, building barriers where none should exist. We pray that you will help us all to change for the better, to build bridges and recognise the equal validity of each one of us. Lord, we are all one in you. Amen. Heavenly Father, we bring before you the worsening situation in the cradle of our faith, the Middle East, where nations and religions continue to collide and bring devastation to so many. We pray for all those caught up in the conflict through no choice of their own; for innocent civilians losing loved ones, homes and livelihoods. We pray for peace, in the Middle East and Ukraine, and wherever else in the world war is being waged as we speak; please influence the hearts and minds of leaders of nations, to work for an end to warfare, and a lasting peace. Lord, we think of the wild weather which has battered some of our communities recently, and the soaring temperatures of this week which are not good news for the frail and vulnerable, and we pray for our planet as we face the consequences of climate change. May each one of us as individuals continue to think about how we live, and what we might do to help save the wonderful world you have given us. Lord, please guide world leaders to make decisions that will give long-term protection to the many rather than short-term profits for the few. Lord, we pray for all those known to us who are sick in body, mind, or both, whether they are at home or in hospital; we pray for your healing touch to be upon them. We pray also for the newly bereaved, that you will give them strength in their journey of grieving; may they feel your loving presence and know that they are never alone. For ourselves we pray also, that whatever our troubles may be, we will be able to cast them on you, for you are our companion on the way. Amen.