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Prayers
To help you pray
People often find it very hard to pray. Sometimes
words come easily, sometimes even silence is too
noisy. God knows our needs, and waits patiently
for us. It can be a good way to start to repeat
silently or quietly to yourself, these ancient
Christian prayers.
(If you would like to have us pray with you,
please use our
prayer requests.)
Ancient
Prayer
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Lord, have mercy upon us
Christ, have mercy upon us
Lord, have mercy upon us |
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THE
LORD'S PRAYER
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Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
In earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the
glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen. |
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Confessional
Prayers
If something is weighing heavily on your conscience,
the following confession may help:
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Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
I have sinned against you and against
others, in thought and word and deed,
through negligence, through weakness,
through my own deliberate fault [and
especially with respect to ………].
I am truly sorry for all my sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
who died for me,
Forgive me all that is past;
and let me start afresh,
to the glory of your Name.
Amen |
or this:
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,
Have mercy upon me, a sinner. |
And be assured of God's forgiveness to all
whose apology is sincere.
Prayers
of Remembrance
If you have come to remember someone who has
died: |
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Heavenly Father, by your mighty power
you gave us life, and in your love you
have given us new life in Christ Jesus.
We entrust ……….. to your merciful
keeping, in the faith of Jesus Christ your
Son our Lord, who died and rose again to
save us, and is now alive and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit in glory for ever.
Amen.
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May God in his infinite love and mercy bring
all his people, living and departed in the
Lord Jesus, to a joyful resurrection and the
fulfilment of his eternal kingdom.
Amen
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Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord,
And let light perpetual shine upon them.
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Against
Adversity
If you have come to pray for someone, or for
yourself, in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness or
any other adversity:
In time of trouble:
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God, I'm afraid and uncertain; I don't
know what to do for the best; I don't want
to be selfish, but I need your help. Please
help me to solve my problems, at least try
to understand them. Give me the light by
which to see more clearly.
Amen. |
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For family
and loved ones:
A prayer for all the people we care about:
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God bless those who brought me into the
world,
and those who have helped me grow up;
God bless my family and friends
and those I share my life with;
God bless those I work and relax with,
and all who wish me well;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. |
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Prayer
of Gratitude
If you have come to give thanks for God's blessing
on some part of your life:
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Thank you God! I pray your blessing upon
others as well, and help me to turn my
good to the service of others.
Amen |
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Prayer
for Faith
If you want to believe, but aren't sure you can:
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Lord, I want to love you, yet I'm not sure.
I want to trust you, yet I'm afraid of being
taken in. I know I need you, yet I'm ashamed
of the need. I want to pray, yet
I'm afraid of being a hypocrite. I need my
indendence, yet I fear to be alone. I want
to belong, yet I must be myself. Take me Lord,
yet leave me alone.
O Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.
O Lord if you are there, you do understand
don't you? Give me what I need, but leave
me free to choose. help me work it out my
own way, but don't let me go. Let me understand
myself, but don't despair.
Come unto me, O Lord - I want you there. Lighten
my darkness - but don't dazzle me. Help me
to see what I need to do and give me the strength
to do it.
O Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.
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Blessing
A prayer for God's blessing upon all people;
the words of the Grace:
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The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and
the love of God, and the fellowship of the
Holy Spirit be with us all, evermore.
Amen. |
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