INTERCESSIONS
Harvest Festival Prayers for Harvest 2004
The bidding for our prayers is Lord in your Mercy and the response is
“Hear our prayer”
Let us pray
God of love we give you thanks for your gifts in creation, for our world,
and the heavens which tell of your glory, for our land, its beauty and its
resources and for the rich heritage we enjoy. We give praise that once
again your promise has been fulfilled and the seedtime and harvest have
not ceased
We pray for all those who make decisions about the resources of the earth
and ask that that we may all use your gifts responsibly and with thought
for others. For those who work on land and sea, in city and in Industry
that we may enjoy the fruits of their labours and marvel at your creation,
for, scientists, inventors and visionaries that through their work and
human ingenuity we may seek to develop your world for the good of all.
We pray for those in politics, medical science, social and relief work and
for your church as we seek to bring life to others and give you thanks
that you have called us to celebrate your creation here today
Lord in your mercy
God of Love, we thank you for giving us life and for all who enrich our
experience. We pray today for all who through no fault of their own are
deprived of their Harvest, and the necessities of life which we so often
take for granted, today we especially give thanks for the work of “ Faith
in Action” and their Well project in Malawi and we remember all in our own
church who have given so generously to make this project an overwhelming
success.
We pray today for those who are ill whether in body mind or spirit we
remember those who are bereaved that in the midst of their loss, pain and
suffering that they would know the depths of your love for them .
Jesus Christ is the light of the world a light that no darkness can quench
we remember before God those who have died and light a candle to symbolise
the light of Christ which eternally shines and brings hope
We remember
Alfred George “Jeff” Britton
You turn our darkness into light in your light shall we see light
Lord in your Mercy
God of love as we go out into your world today let us remember your
goodness make us grateful also for all we have received from the labour of
other who have sown the seeds of faith hope and love in our lives
Merciful Father Accept these prayers for the sake of your son our Saviour
Jesus Christ Amen
We will now say together the Lords prayer as printed on page 6 of your
service booklet