Prayers Friday 25th June 2021

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Lord we thank you for the precious gift of health, for our sight, our speech, our hearing, for all the powers of body and mind which enable us to enjoy life to the full .
Father we thank you for the gift of Jesus Christ to be the way the truth and the life
For the love which moved him to endure the cross for us and for all mankind . We thank you Lord for the victory of his resurrection and the glory of his Ascension.
Forgive the apathy and lack of courage which hamper our witness as Christians , Our busy occupation with lesser things which prevents us from seeing the great vision of your kingdom . Forgive  our pride and jealousy which keep us from involvement with others in your service . Our many failures to mould our desires and plans into the shape of your lovely will, our prejudices which hold us back from doing what you have called us to do in the mission of the church.
Lord forgive our unreasoned fear of change and of new patterns of unity in ministry and worship. We confess our little faith, our loss of hope, our lack of love . Father forgive what we have been.
Thank you Lord for the blessings received in belonging to each other in the fellowship of the holy spirit; thank you for the privilege of being called to discipleship of Jesus Christ to bear witness to his eternal presence and his saving power.
Please teach us to safeguard the health that is ours, to deepen our compassion for those who suffer illness. Help us to use the days of our strength  in your service for your glory.
We remember our PCC Away day tomorrow
We pray for the flourishing of God’s gifts to his church –
God our father you give us gifts that we may work together in the service of your son.
Bless the leaders of your church especially in Denham parish, that they may be firm in faith and humble before you.
Bless those who teach that they may increase our understanding and be open to your word for them.
Bless those who minister healing that they may bring wholeness to others yet know your healing in themselves
Bless those through whom you speak  that they made proclaim your word in power yet open their ears to  your gentle whisper.
Bless those who work in your world today, that in the complexity of their daily lives they may live for you, filling your purposes and seek your kingdom first.
Bless those who are on certain of the gifts and those who are powerless that they may be made strong in your gift of the holy spirit .

Please give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service that we and all creation may be brought to the glorious liberty of the children of God through Jesus Christ your son our Lord, Amen

Prayers Friday 11th June 2021

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Let us thank the Lord for His goodness, provision and protection to us in this parish.
We pray for all who have served this church in various capacity through the years that are past and for those serving currently in His continuing worship and witness in our own days.
Remember all Ministers and the newly elected members of the PCC that they will be equipped and empowered by the Holy Spirit in the work they have been called to do.
Pray that God will accept our thanksgiving for what He has done, take our lives as we dedicate them anew to His service.
Pray that God will Prosper our endeavours to further His gospel and kingdom in the days and years to come.
Pray for all pregnant women that God will go before them and grant them safe delivery. We remember all who work in our hospitals that God will direct and guide them in all they do.
We bring to God our cares, worries, anxieties and fears before Him. For we know that He has answers to all our questions.

Pray for the homeless, the lest, the lost, the last in our society. Pray that God will supply their needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus. Lord in your mercy hear our prayers.

Prayers Friday 4th June 2021

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Give thanks to God for the sunshine, the beautiful weather, flowers, birds that sings, for the unthreatening opportunity to go to our places of worship.
Give thanks for the commitment of the church in England and the world at large to the marginalised,  for its faithfulness to the gospel and its witness to the gospel’s power to change and save lives.
Pray for young families who are finding it difficult to come to church, that God will fill in any gaps in their lives and strengthen their faith.
Pray for the church in its mission to preach the word of God and its commitment to speak in languages and dialects its hearers will understand,  pray that God’s great commission will be honoured and the gospel will be heard all over the world.
Pray for the church leaders to have faith and courage in the face of difficulty, especially in this current climate, that they may find strength to suffer with Christ and be changed into his likeness.
Pray for places of education that they may seek to broaden the minds and skills of those who seek to learn and offer a vision of a fairer world.
Pray for places of employment that they may be free from discrimination and prejudice, that employer and employee may work together to ensure fairness for all.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers.

Prayer Friday 28th May 2021

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We thank God  our father the creator of the world for His grace and mercy towards us.
We thank Jesus Christ his son who redeemed us and reconciles us to God through the blood of his cross .
We thank the Holy Spirit who regenerated us and revives us in the life of the church.
To the holy , blessed and glorious trinity, three persons and one God be all glory and praise, dominion and power now and forever more Amen.
Pray  that God will continue to reveal himself to us in His grace as Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Pray that the God of our salvation will help us firmly to believe in him boldly to confess his name and joyfully to worship him as One, Holy,  gracious and undivided Trinity for ever and ever. Amen