The world and everything in it are God’s
it is God’s field
made in God’s love
saved by Christ’s grace
restored by the Spirit’s intimacy
Praise God for the world
for all that is in it
for people of different races and creeds
different opinions and backgrounds
praise God that God sees into the hearts of all God’s children
and is patient with us all
The world and everything in it are God’s
it is God’s field
a place where the kingdom grows
where good seed is sown
and grows beside bad
praise to God that humans are part of the growing of the kingdom
praise to God people of the field is given time
to grow
to learn
to change
from weeds to seed
from doing evil to doing good
The world and everything in it are God’s
it is God’s field
Lord God
in Christ Jesus we have faith all will be made well in your time, not ours
grant us patience to follow your will
for your body, the worldwide church
for our neighbours and communities
[pause]
Son of Man
as we pray, we bring before you prayers for others and the world
for those who have been made redundant
the self-employed who have lost livelihoods
low paid workers, feeling forced to work in unsafe conditions
farmers concerned about the lowering of food standards
those whose hospital treatment has been delayed
front line NHS staff, as they feel the affects of Covid-19 on their mental health
young people, whose hopes and dreams lie broken on the floor
[pause]
help us to bring your healing balm, where we can, Lord God
surround them with the love and presence of your spirit
[pause]
now, in a few moments of quiet, we bring before God those people, places and situations which lie on our hearts today
Christ Jesus
Thank you that you hear these prayers, spoken and unspoken
Amen