NB This prayer was written from use in a local care home
Everlasting God
To you be all glory and honour and praise
Blessed be the Lord God
Lord of Hosts to us
We give thanks to you, for those who have preached the gospel to us
not just ministers, but those who have been generous with their time for us
those who have been lavish in their patience with is
those who have been bounteous in their love for us
throughout our lives
families, friends, companions along they way
and those who are with us now
tending to our needs
Grant to us, Lord God the humility and kindness of spirit to accept the care we receive with thankfulness
and, as we do so, may those who care for us see the gospel in us
the good news of knowing your Love, revealed through Jesus Christ our Lord
Christ Jesus
we praise you that you are King of Creation
seated at the right hand of the Father
and, one day, you will return
so your kingdom may truly reign, on earth as it does on heaven
we praise you for St Paul
who was willing to be all things to all people
in order you would be seen in him
this is a task which seems impossible
one which, perhaps, only Paul was capable of
but together we can be all things to all people
Grant to us the ability to speak your word so some who hear it may know it comes from you
Holy Spirit
Come
come and guide us
as Christ’s church in this time, in this place
guide us to be willing to comfort the lonely by us nearness
guide us to be willing to bind up the broken hearted with our presence
guide us to be willing to calm the frightened through us simply being with them
that, in so doing
the ill
the weary
the lonely
the abused
the overlooked
may find comfort and peace, Christ alone can bring
Amen