Prayer Resources

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Daily Prayer Resources

From the Methodist Prayer Handbook, a Prayer for Today

Quarterly Prayer Card

Developed by the Nurturing Faith Mission Group , the quarterly prayer card provides a focus for the quarter.

Weekly Prayer Resources

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Friday 9th January
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 10th January
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.

Monday 12th January
On this day in 2010, a tragic earthquake struck in Haiti, killing over 200,000 people and causing a huge amount of devastation.
Today, 16 years later, let us pray for all those affected by humanitarian crises – recent, or still carrying the trauma and the rebuilding many years later.
Come, Holy God, Prince of Peace, and bring light in the darkness, we pray.
Amen.

Tuesday 13th January
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.

Wednesday 14th January
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.

Thursday 15th January
On Thursday 15th January 1759, The British Museum opened to the public. It has a chequered and complicated history, and has been involved in a number of colonial scandals and debates over the centuries since its founding, but has also been a space of much learning and vital research.
Perhaps it is a kind of metaphor for each of us – troubled, conflicted, broken, but vital. How is God using you today to bring goodness and light? How can you lean further into the Spirit’s calling on your life.

Friday 16th January
Heavenly God,
In the midst of all that is dark at this time of year,
Shine your light, O Lord.
In the midst of all that is cold,
Bring your warmth, we pray
Christ who is Spirit,
Make yourself known in our world today,
Amen.

Saturday 17th January
On this day in 1946, the UN Security Council met for the first time at Methodist Church House, Westminster, in London. An important moment in modern history, in the search for peace, and in the life of the Methodist Church.
Today, you may want to give thanks for your story, and your place in the larger story of God’s unfolding mission.