Prayer for September 2021
This is a prayer for the re-dedication of Our Chapel on 12th September
Gracious God - we place all that we have and all that we are into your hands and ask that you bless us for service to our neighbours - our doors are open wide and there is a welcome for all. Marlow Methodist Church is a 'place for all' with a vision and mission to be alongside those who are hungry and thirsty and want sustenance for mind, body and spirit. We give thanks for the saints who brought Methodism to our town and who have continued to witness here; for those who had a vision to build in Spittal Street and who have maintained and renewed our Chapel and building for worship and service to our community. Be with us on our continuing journey as disciples seeking to share your love with those we meet, in the name of Jesus Christ our saviour and friend and in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayer for August 2021
We pray for the Circuit Leadership Team as they work with imaginative vision+mission plans from across the Circuit to weave together a pattern of worship, service and witness to share the love of God with others whom we meet in our buildings and our communities; for the Circuit Invitations Committee as it considers the profile of a Superintendent minister to be with us from September 2022 and be part of a team making 'God for All' our vision+mission in the Wycombe area; and we give thanks for all that Nick has brought and will bring to his ministry in this Circuit - may he find the comfort and strength of God with him as he explores his calling within the Church where the Spirit prompts; and we pray for Pam and give thanks for all her work among us and her support for Nick. And we pray for Jodie, the new cafe manager, as she works alongside the vision+mission team to begin a new chapter in the story of Methodist worship, service and witness to our neighbours in Marlow. Amen.
Neil Manthorpe
This is a prayer for the re-dedication of Our Chapel on 12th September
Gracious God - we place all that we have and all that we are into your hands and ask that you bless us for service to our neighbours - our doors are open wide and there is a welcome for all. Marlow Methodist Church is a 'place for all' with a vision and mission to be alongside those who are hungry and thirsty and want sustenance for mind, body and spirit. We give thanks for the saints who brought Methodism to our town and who have continued to witness here; for those who had a vision to build in Spittal Street and who have maintained and renewed our Chapel and building for worship and service to our community. Be with us on our continuing journey as disciples seeking to share your love with those we meet, in the name of Jesus Christ our saviour and friend and in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayer for August 2021
We pray for the Circuit Leadership Team as they work with imaginative vision+mission plans from across the Circuit to weave together a pattern of worship, service and witness to share the love of God with others whom we meet in our buildings and our communities; for the Circuit Invitations Committee as it considers the profile of a Superintendent minister to be with us from September 2022 and be part of a team making 'God for All' our vision+mission in the Wycombe area; and we give thanks for all that Nick has brought and will bring to his ministry in this Circuit - may he find the comfort and strength of God with him as he explores his calling within the Church where the Spirit prompts; and we pray for Pam and give thanks for all her work among us and her support for Nick. And we pray for Jodie, the new cafe manager, as she works alongside the vision+mission team to begin a new chapter in the story of Methodist worship, service and witness to our neighbours in Marlow. Amen.
Neil Manthorpe
Prayer is our way of being present to God - making ourselves available - so that we can develop a deeper relationship. It is not necessarily about words but developing an awareness of God's presence. This page will have some written prayers for your own and communal use and from time to time suggestions for activities that you might find helpful in developing that relationship.
Praying the Lord's Prayer
Sometimes the words of the Lord's Prayer are so familiar that we can repeat them without thinking about the meaning. Here is an amplified version of the Lord's Prayer prepared by the Anglican Church of New Zealand which you might like to use from time to time.
Eternal Spirit,
Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all,
Loving God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the peoples
of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom
sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and test, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love,
now and for ever. Amen.
Sometimes the words of the Lord's Prayer are so familiar that we can repeat them without thinking about the meaning. Here is an amplified version of the Lord's Prayer prepared by the Anglican Church of New Zealand which you might like to use from time to time.
Eternal Spirit,
Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all,
Loving God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the peoples
of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom
sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and test, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love,
now and for ever. Amen.
Prayers for others and ourselves
Loving God, You are always more ready to hear than we are to pray and give more than either we desire or deserve. We bring these prayers confident of the justice of Your answers.
We pray for those in our Church family who are experiencing ill health, anxiety, problems at school or work, or difficult family situations - we ask that they know your love, comfort and strength, and that we their neighbours will know how to be the body of Christ for them.
We pray for Your guidance when we think about the use of our gifts of time, energy and money; help us to see how these precious resources shared by our Church family can be used to fulfil our vision of a Church caring for each other and our neighbours and sharing the Good News. Help us to face the future with courage and assurance, knowing that nothing can ever part us from Your love. Lord Jesus we offer these prayers in Your name. AMEN.
We pray for those in our Church family who are experiencing ill health, anxiety, problems at school or work, or difficult family situations - we ask that they know your love, comfort and strength, and that we their neighbours will know how to be the body of Christ for them.
We pray for Your guidance when we think about the use of our gifts of time, energy and money; help us to see how these precious resources shared by our Church family can be used to fulfil our vision of a Church caring for each other and our neighbours and sharing the Good News. Help us to face the future with courage and assurance, knowing that nothing can ever part us from Your love. Lord Jesus we offer these prayers in Your name. AMEN.
A Prayer of Susanna Wesley (Mother of John and Charles Wesley)
Help me, Lord, to remember that religion is not to be confined to the church, or closet, or exercised only in prayer and meditation, but that everywhere I am in Your presence. So may my every word and action have a moral content.
May all the happenings of my life prove useful and beneficial to me.
May all things instruct me and afford me an opportunity of exercising some virtue and daily learning and growing toward Your likeness. Amen
Help me, Lord, to remember that religion is not to be confined to the church, or closet, or exercised only in prayer and meditation, but that everywhere I am in Your presence. So may my every word and action have a moral content.
May all the happenings of my life prove useful and beneficial to me.
May all things instruct me and afford me an opportunity of exercising some virtue and daily learning and growing toward Your likeness. Amen
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Prayer Requests
If you would like to send us a public prayer request, please email it to: prayers@marlowmethodistchurch.org.uk Your prayer will be forwarded to the minister (Nick) and to the prayer group. If you do not wish your prayer to be used in the public Sunday service, please put 'Not For Public' at the start of the email. Breaking News! Breaking News! Breaking News! From the 4th September The Saturday morning Prayer group will once again be meeting in person in the worship area of the church at 10.30. For more information please email paddygallaugher@gmail.com. |
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