Loving God
it is right to give you thanks and praise
glory be to you, God the Father
glory be to you, God the Son
glory be to you, God the Spirit
Holy, blessed Trinity
we offer these, our prayers of thanks and petition
with sincere and humble hearts
knowing our thanks, can seem inadequate
yet, Loving God
like children of caring parents, we know it brings great joy to your heart to hear our simple prayers
we thank you for the autumn weather, though it may chill our bones
we thank you for the warmth of heating, making our homes places of comfort and welcome
we thank you for cafe staff and shop assistants, who serve us tea and scan our shopping
we thank you for hospitals and doctor surgeries, helping to look after ourselves and our loves ones
we thank you for all the love we have, from friends, family and, most of all, you Loving God
bless all who we love, all who love us with your care, God
and bless us with the desire to show our love for you through our acts of service
Serving Christ
we long to follow you, to serve as you have served
let us be people who place service of others before power or status
that those who are homeless may find a home
those who are hungry may be fed
those who are grieving may find healing
those who are wracked with guilt may find happiness
those who are filled with hate may find love
Give us servant hearts, that in prayer and action, we may serve your world
Lord God
and teach us to accept, with patience and humbleness the service of others
those who bring us meals
those who drive buses and trains
those who serve us in shops and pubs
those who look after community halls
those who clean our windows
grant to them all, serving Christ
pride in their work, joy in their service
and grant to us the loving kindness to show our appreciation through saying thank you
to all who would serve us and your world
Amen