Prayers

We pray:​​

• for growth in our fellowship and a renewed life in our church

• for all those parts of our world enduring conflict – Gaza,
  Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, Ukraine

•  for the people of Venezuela and Greenland as the futures of each
  country are uncertain

• for the people of Gaza 

• for all who are ill in hospital, waiting for test results or surgery

• for all who have lost loved ones recently

• for the leaders of NATO and Europe

• for all affected by extreme climate change – flooding and land
  slides in New Zealand and South Africa

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  On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember the six million Jewish
  persons whom the Nazis murdered. We remember, too, those who survived and bore the physical and emotional consequences. We pray for our neighbours today, our Jewish communities who still feel the effects of the Holocaust and the fear that antisemitism continues to bring

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 Amen​

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A prayer by the President and Vice President of the Methodist Conference, for the situation in Gaza:

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Creator God, you breathed life into this world and us all. We long for an end
to suffering in Gaza and pray for freedom for all your creation.
Give to those in authority wisdom to act decisively for the good of all, so that
we may see a just and peaceful resolution in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel
In the name of the Prince of Peace, Amen.

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A prayer by the President and Vice President of the Methodist Conference for the situation in Venezuela:

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Almighty God, whose Son is called Prince of Peace,
We ask for the peace of Christ to reign in Venezuela.
We ask that you touch and move the hearts of all those intervening, bearing arms or calling for armed resistance.
May they be moved to seek a peaceful solution for the good of the nation.
We pray that the hearts of communities all over the country, especially those  close to the strikes, will not be dismayed.
We pray that they will find the strength to turn to God for help in this time of  trouble, remembering that God upholds them with his righteous right hand.
We pray for our partner church in Venezuela, the CCMV, that you grant its members peace during these disturbing times.
We pray, Lord, that you will strengthen their resolve to continue incarnating the faith, hope and love of Christ in their communities.
We join with our Venezuelan Methodist family in asking that your good,  acceptable and perfect will be done in Venezuela and in the church.
In Christ’s name we pray, Amen.

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