Evening Prayer starts with Michael reading Psalm 136; “Remember us, O God, and shape our history, form our inward eyes to see the shadow of the life-giving cross in the turbulence of our time.” Michael asks for God to help us believe and never cease in seeking God and recalls a prayer by Desmond Tutu;...
Michael G reads Psalm 127 which considers the value of sleeping well and the gift of having children. Michael marks John and Charles Wesley’s anniversary by reciting their Covenant prayer; “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine.” Michael prays for us this Evening Prayer, asking God to; “Watch, O Lord,...
Rob’s final prayers this week – as we consider five individuals we are praying for as part of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, and the uniqueness of all whom we pray for. Human beings can turn diversity into a source of alienation, injustice, oppression, and wounding – Rob prays God will help us recognise and celebrate peoples’...
Rob reminds us of God’s compassion in Psalm 147 and asks this Evening Prayer for God’s forgiveness, for the things we have done wrong, thought badly of, or omitted to do at all. Rob prays for a new start for us all and to live in God’s Way. He reminds us also of times when...
Psalm 139 – Rob prays for God to search us out and know our hearts, test, and examine our thoughts. We pray as part of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, that those we pray for are no longer anxious for their daily lives, because God replenishes everything and with the warmth of the sun our harvest will...
O God, the well of life, make us bright with your wisdom – Rob reads Psalm 36. Our Evening Prayer includes a traditional prayer that reflects on the life of St Dunstan, born in 909 AD. We pray for five individuals this week through the prayer initiative of Thy Kingdom Come, that through God we...
Rob recites Psalm 68, asking our Father of the fatherless, defender of widows, protector of the solitary, home to the homeless and a place of freedom for prisoners; “you make your home among the weak, you deliver us from death, you bring us joy beyond our imagining.” Rob reminds us of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ this...
Rob’s first Evening Prayer this week, in his reading of Psalm 18 Rob describes God’s deliverance when we pray for help; “He made darkness his covering round about him, dark waters and thick clouds his pavilion.” Rob prays that God will support us until tonight’s shadows lengthen and evening comes, the world is hushed and the...
Evening Prayer – Rick’s final prayer this week and he recites Psalms 84 and 85 – contemplating God’s temple and God’s mercy. Rick asks that all who hear God’s word may be drawn to our Lord, reminding us of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, as we pray for five individuals tonight. Rick prays for quiet, that we...
Evening Prayer and Rick reads Psalm 80 – this psalm includes prayers for Israel and relates the story of a ‘vine’ brought out of Egypt by God. Rick reminds us that today is the start of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, where we pray for 5 individuals so that they will know God’s love and presence in...
