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Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We pray for peace in Ukraine, in Sudan, in Syria, in Yemen. It’s hard to keep asking, when from a human point of view there seems little hope for reconciliation or negotiation, but we remember again the ordinary people who are fighting, suffering …
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Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We pray for the people of Sudan as the bombing and fighting in Khartoum and elsewhere continue. We pray that there will be a ceasefire, and an end to violence. We pray for peace and a stable civilian government. We look to Jesus …
Lord, you are good. We resist any lie that tells us otherwise, or that tells us there is no way back to you. And because you are good, we are able to bring these prayers to you. We pray for the survivors of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey. Please comfort everyone who is grieving …
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. Please help the rescue teams working right now after the explosion in a block of flats in Jersey. We pray for everyone mourning for people who have died, and everyone who has lost their home. We ask that more survivors will be found. …
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We pray for the war in Ukraine. Please end the violence and allow people to return to their homes in safety, and soldiers to return home unharmed. We ask for a way out that all the leaders can accept, and makes a lasting …
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We pray for Sri Lanka. With food and fuel prices unaffordable and rising, and shortages of medicine, people are angry and afraid. We ask for relief for ordinary people who need to travel to work, and need food and medicine. We pray for …
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We pray for the people of Ukraine. We ask for safety, and an end to the war. We ask that people would be able to return to their homes. We pray for Western leaders and the Russian leadership: please give them cool heads. …
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. The words of Micah 6 are hard to hear. I walk past two people sleeping in the walkway by Waitrose and I try not to think about what part I have to play in the cause. Who removed them from the place they …
Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We’re together today to honour and thank you for the courage and sacrifice of people who put their lives on the line to protect us. We pray for the families mourning the loss of their precious children and parents, friends and family members. …
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Lord, teach us how to pray, and help us to pray now. We bring before you the people we know who are unwell or in distress. Please heal them and comfort them. Please provide people with skill, compassion and friendship to help them. We offer ourselves to help. Lord, hear our prayers for these people, …