God of Justice
on the throne you reign
above and beyond time and space
hearing the prayers of your people across borders, languages, cultures and religions
thank you that even our prayers are listened to and acted on
in your great mercy and love
we are grateful we can offer prayers in the night and in the day
in the dark and in the light
in the street and in the forest
in silence and in speaking
we are blessed to know we can do this
and we praise you for this our God
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Good Judge
the deliberations and decision you make are beyond our understanding
too high for us to grasp
too much for us to ascertain
for your ways are not the ways of humans
and we praise and thank you for that
that in all things, you are in control
and, for that too, we thank you
though we realise we sometimes need reminded of that
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we are blessed to live in a country where judges are independent of government
appointed for their knowledge of the law
from Sheriffs to Supreme Court Judges
we may not always agree with their judgements, but we are thankful for all they do in delivering justice in this land of ours
we pray for countries where there is corruption and money talks more than right and wrong
what can we do to change this, Lord Jesus?
How can we make things better for those thousands of miles away who cannot get the justice they seek?
In faith, we offer our prayers for them, knowing that is all we can do
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Listening One
hear the prayers we offer for the dispossessed
the refugee
the disabled person
the person on benefits
the person too proud to ask for help
the isolated
the lonely
the sad
the hungry
hear our pray for all of these, some know, some unknown to us
all known and loved by You
and grant us the courage, wisdom and grace to, in all the ways we can, to help those known to us
through faith in the living God
who longs for all God’s people to taste the sweetness of the law of love
Lord, hear our prayers
offered in and through Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen