Prayer

Some Prayers and offer of Prayer Support

Prayer Support –

We would be pleased to pray for anyone who would like prayer support. 
We would also be grateful to other Christians who are willing to support us in prayer. 
If you would like to know more please contact David Woodcock.

Prayers

Israel-Palestine
A prayer from the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference

God of peace and compassion,
We pray for all impacted by the escalation in conflict in Israel-Palestine
For all who are mourning
For all who are fearful, today, and for what may lie ahead
For all traumatised and re-traumatised by what they have experienced.
Enable us to stand in solidarity with people of peace
May your Spirit bring peace and healing to your troubled world
Amen

A prayer from the Methodist Peace Fellowship
Oh Jerusalem, how we long for all  peoples to be gathered up under the wings of peace and yet your heart is shattered and your sides pierced by swords of grief.
Beloved city, may mercy and justice walk in your streets and markets, show us how to look into each others eyes with love and equity so that all humanity might die to violence and live to trust our neighbours once again.

https://www.methodist.org.uk/our-faith/prayer/israel-palestine/

My life is but a weaving
Between my Lord and me,
I cannot choose the colours
He worketh steadily.

Oftimes He weaveth sorrow,
And I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper
And I, the underside.

Not till the loom in silent
And the shuttles cease to fly
Shall God unroll the canvas
And explain the reason why.

The dark threads are as needful
In the Weaver’s skillful hand
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned.

Author Unknown

Recorded in Lockdown