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Daily Prayer Resources

From the Methodist Prayer Handbook, a Prayer for Today

Weekly Prayer Resources

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Monday 2nd June
On this day over 900 years ago (in 1098), the first Siege of Antioch finished, marking a victory for the invading Crusaders on their way to Jerusalem.
This time of violence and invasion in the name of religion (but actually in the service of empire) is a time of shame for the church and all who are associated with organised religion.
Although it was a long time ago, the temptation for our religious institutions to collude with 'empires' (the forces of power in our world – political, business, wealth) remains.
Today, let us pray for our leaders, that they will avoid the call of earthly power and seek to glorify God in all things.

Tuesday 3rd June
Open the curtains, blinds or shutters:
Take time to pray for the world and in particular those who live and work in your community. The shopkeepers, restaurants and bars. For service providers, hairdressers, beauticians and the Post Office. For health providers like the Doctors and Chemist.

Wednesday 4th June
Today is marked internationally as the memorial of the Tiananmen Square protests in China, which ended in violence on 4th June 1989. However, public gatherings to mark the occasion are still banned in China and Hong Kong.
Today, we pray for all who live in fear of their own leaders and rulers, whether in local, national or international settings.
Come Lord Jesus, Amen.

Thursday 5th June
Looking in the mirror:
Ask God to reveal to you what part you should play in their plan. What are your special gifts and graces? What in particular might you do today that would show God's love to others?

Friday 6th June
Using the kettle, oven or microwave:
Pray for those who are struggling to make ends meet and for whom food and drink are not easy to come by. For those people where starvation is the norm. Consider what you might do to be part of Gods plan to ensure all can flourish.

Saturday 7th June
God of all grace,
Today I pray for all suffering with physical pain – especially where that has not been treated or treatable. Come, healing, comforting God, into the suffering that comes when we cannot trust our own bodies. Amen.

Monday 9th June
I pray today for all who live in fear or anxiety, holding before God:

• all who are victims of war and violence, remembering especially the lands of the Middle East and of Eastern Europe...
• all who are fearful for their jobs or lives because of extreme regimes...
• all who struggle with inner fears and crippling anxiety...

Tuesday 10th June
I pray today for all who are in need of healing in body, mind or spirit, holding before God:

• all known to us who suffer today, naming them aloud or in our hearts...
• all in the hospitals and care homes in this locality, and all being cared for at home...
• all who have no-one to care for them at this time...

Wednesday 11th June
Sit outside (or open a window) and listen.

• What can you hear?
• What do you notice?

Listen for 5 minutes, breathing deeply and steadily as you do so. Allow all that you hear to simply be there.
As part of God's world, we are deeply connected to creation and to one another.
Consider how you are part of the world you hear around you.

Thursday 12th June
God of peace,
We live through a time of war and conflict.
Today, my prayers reach out to all living surrounded by violence.
Bring your peace, by some miracle, O God, I pray.
Amen.

Friday 13th June
Breathe in slowly. As you do so, picture that you are breathing in God's love for you, your local community and for the wider world.
Now breathe out slowly. As you do so, imagine sending that love back out into the world.
Repeat this at least 5 times.

Saturday 14th June
As you prepare food today to provide sustenance for your body, reflect on the sustenance God's love for you provides for your heart, mind and soul too. Thank God for this love and channel this into your food preparation. Eat it slowly and steadily, reflecting on this too.