Our hearts long to glorify your name, Lord God
they want to offer you our praise and thanksgiving for your Splendour
the splendour which shows itself to us
in compassion shown
in abounding generosity
in the quietness of this sanctuary
in the changing light
in the shifting hues of the landscape
in you meeting us here
in this time,
in this place
praise and honour belong to you and you along, Majestic one
whom we are grateful we are able to serve
Servant King
Christ Jesus
we bring before you situations and people which concern us
for many reasons
as we long for them to serve God’s ways and not the ways of the world
All politicians, of any political party, who place self interest before the needs of their constituencies
large corporations, making millions of pounds in profits, yet paying very little tax
companies who plunder the earth’s resources, leaving a legacy of devastation to people and the planet in their wake
the structures of our world which means money talks more powerfully than love
those people we know who take too much upon themselves and, we see how that is affecting their health
farmers and crofters who are so reliant on market forces to sustain them and their way of life
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servant Christ
serving you and not the ways of the world
is not an easy task
but we thank you for trusting such as us with trying all we can to do so
make us bold and courageous to, in the life of this church and our daily lives
make decisions which show who we truly serve
where our heart truly lies
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Blessed Spirit
move in our hearts and minds, as we quietly reflect on the past week, our hopes, our fears, our joys, our sorrows
for ourselves
for those we love
for those we struggle to love
for your world
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accept these our prayers, spoken and unspoken, offered in faith and love through Christ our Lord
Amen