God our Mother, we thank you for the richness  of the world around us: for the circle of the seasons: birth – death – birth, flourishing – dying – flourishing again. Give us open eyes and glad hearts as we enjoy your world in all its beauty. Today we give thanks for our mother the…Continue reading

Jesus, giver of living water, we bring your church to you in prayer. We give thanks for those whose lives given in proclamation and service have given birth to our faith. Today, at the end of International women’s Week, we give thanks for Photini, the woman at the well, Equal-to-the-Apostles, and for Mary Magdalene, Apostle…Continue reading Interecessions for the Third Sunday of Lent

Lent 2 God of our journey, we pray for ourselves, that we we stay faithful even when our lives take us to difficult places, or when the way ahead is unclear and unknown. Help us to be faithful in times of doubt, by day and in the soul’s dark night, in times of certainty and…Continue reading Lent 2 Intercessions

God of peace and justice, We pray for the people of Ukraine today. We pray for peace and the laying down of weapons. We pray for those who fear for tomorrow, that your Spirit of comfort will draw near to them. We pray for those with power over war or peace, for wisdom, discernment and…Continue reading Intercessions for the First Sunday of Lent

Jesus, Light of the World, you call us to be lights in the world: we pray for your world, especially for places where darkness dominates, places where there is desolation, violence and destruction. We pray for the light of hope in these places. (Silence). Let us not be indifferent people: we ask you to show…Continue reading Intercessions for the Third Sunday Before Lent

God of love, lover of humankind, we pray for your church, here locally, in the UK and across the world that it will be a place of wholeness, breadth, inclusion and welcome, a place which shows clearly your love for all your children. In our lives, as ambassadors for you, keep us from narrowness, Help…Continue reading Intercessions for Candlemas 2023

God whom we await, we pray for your world; for leaders who, like Mary, say yes to your radical call to bring justice and fairness,  and compassion for your vulnerable ones. We pray for God-bearers who, with great courage, bring hope in places of despair and light in places of darkness: help us to be…Continue reading Intercessions for Advent 4

God of hope, your servant Isaiah refused to give up on hope and imagined a peaceable kingdom without bloodshed and violence. Give us courage and faith to hold that hope for your world in our own times, to follow in the footsteps of Jesus who showed us how to be a blessing to those we…Continue reading Intercessions for Advent 2