Lord Jesus, today we pray for those who live on this earth with no one to call their own. May Your love surround them and make them feel wanted, instead of rejected. Lord, bless the old and the young who long for a family. We pray that homes will be opened to young ones who are seeking adoptive parents. May all of us truly become one Christian family – with members accountable to and for one another. Amen.
Lord Jesus, today we bring to You those who are grieving – those struggling with mute pain and are suffering due to irreparable loss. Jesus, only Your Holy Spirit can heal our grief – some of us are in too much agony – affected deeply by death, end of relationships, illnesses and crisis. Come into our situations and be our peace. Prompt Christians to go forward, reach out, help the weak and live up to our name and calling, to serve those who are suffering. Amen
Lord Jesus, today we bring to You those among us who are hoping and praying for career breaks – that new job, the much-deserved promotion, the desired transfer and the pay rise. We pray for the ones who are facing crises in their jobs and their families. Lord, let Your healing and answers come, and soon. Let each struggle in their work, bring people closer to You. Amen.
Lord Jesus, we bring to Your Cross those who are judged the harshest by each one of us – the Pharisees of today. The tattooed stranger, the friend/relative who has fallen out of favour, the sulky colleague, the temperamental boss, the whining elder, the insensitive partner, the cutting friend, the alcoholic, the gossipy neighbour and many more faces we meet daily…may we see them all as You see them, holy and perfect creations in an imperfect world. Let us not judge, lest we be judged by You. Forgive and heal us, each time before we even think of lifting our...
Lord Jesus, on this day we bring to You our brothers and sisters who are being rammed by this cruellest attack against their souls. We pray that Your heavenly and earthly angels will support them when they are at their lowest. May they always find a friendly hand to hold, pray and bring them back. Break the strongholds of evil. Deliver them right now and forever – by the mighty power of Your Precious Blood, Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
