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Daily Prayer Resources

From the Methodist Prayer Handbook, a Prayer for Today

Weekly Prayer Resources

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Monday 4th August

• Think about the clothing you're wearing. How it protects and warms or cools you. How it sends signals about the person you are. How it does its job at the right time of day. How it fits with you and you with it. How it is made and who made it. How it will be used when you no longer need it. Such a simple thing we take for granted, yet such a complex set of thoughts and feelings surround it. Pause and share with God all your joys and concerns that arise from this simple act of noticing.

Tuesday 5th August

• On this day in 1963, with the Cold War in danger of boiling over, the US, UK and Soviet Union signed the 'Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty'. It was not a complete success, and it did not end the conflict, but it was a move in the direction of peace and resolution.
• Today, as conflict continues across our globe and the fear of nuclear war is not entirely gone, let us pray for all in positions of power and leverage – may they use the power they have to move in the direction of peace, resolution and restoration.
• Come, Prince of Peace, we pray.

Wednesday 6th August

• Whenever you open the curtains, blinds or shutters today, take time to pray for the world, and particularly those who live and work in your community. The shopkeepers, restaurants and bars. For service providers... hairdressers, beauticians, banks and the Post Office. For health providers like the doctors and chemist. Give thanks to God for their skills and commitment, if you see someone who serves your community thank them in person.

Thursday 7th August

• Looking in the mirror:
• Each time you look in the mirror today, 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 8th August

• In 1999, the Happiness Society declared 8th August to be 'Admit you're happy day' or 'happiness happens day'. There are many things in our own lives and the wider world that make us unhappy, and it's important not to skip past those or leave them unprocessed, but perhaps today we can join in the happiness movement!
• In your prayers today, say thank you to God for the things that make you happy, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant.

Saturday 9th August

Lord of light
In the stillness, in the peace, in the quiet,
Help me to notice you,
Help me to hear your voice, speaking to me,
Help me to follow in your way, O God. Amen

Monday 11th August

• Today is celebrated in some traditions (most notably Catholicism) as the Feast Day of Clare of Assisi, one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition and wrote their Rule of Life, the first set of monastic guidelines known to have been written by a woman.
• Today, let us pray for all who are in leadership positions but may not feel respected because of their gender, sexuality, ethnicity or other category. We pray for courage for them, and transformation of the systems of oppression that keep us divided.

Tuesday 12th August

• Today I pray for your church, across the world and for the church or churches in my community here.
• I pray that each of us would follow Jesus so closely and to trust him so completely, that we would listen and be guided by him, in order to devote our lives to serve God – loving others as we love ourselves.

Wednesday 13th August

• Today is World Organ Donation Day, and we give thanks for all the medical professionals and the willing donors who make life-saving surgery a possibility.
• May it also be a day for reflecting on your own choices about blood donation and/or organ donation? How can your body be used to help others in need today, or in the future?

Thursday 14th August

• Today, seek an opportunity to be still, to find 10 mins totally to yourself, in quiet.
• Use the space simply to breathe, and to notice the rhythm of your breathing.
• Do you hear or sense the presence of God in the stillness?

Friday 15th August

• In giving thanks for the beauty of the created world,
• Today I lament all the exploitation of the earth, especially where I have been a part of that.
• I pray for those who are most vulnerable to the effects of increased droughts and floods, whose homes and communities are at risk and whose livelihoods are fragile. Amen

Saturday 16th August

• Look out for something growing today, perhaps in your house, or garden, or in the neighbourhood nearby.
• Take a minute to look at and appreciate it. What thoughts come into your mind?
• Give thanks to God for your own growth, your developing relationship with the divine and how God's love for you continues to grow, even when you don't pay attention all the time.