Prayers Sunday 2 March - Transfiguration

Prayers for Sunday 2nd March 2014

Let us pray……………

Dear God.

As we sit together this morning, Let us enjoy some silence together, and in that silence, know that God is close.
May we bring to God the week we’ve just had, remembering the good times and the not so good. In the silence, may we know that God shared those times with us?
Let us bring to God the week ahead, offering to him the things we’re looking forward to and those we are not. In the silence, may we know God is and will be with us in all that we do?
Let us share with God those whom we care about. Let him know of those who are happy and those who are not. In the silence, may we know he will care for them too?
May we bring ourselves to God, offering him the things we are proud of and those we are not? In the silence, may we know that he loves us beyond our imagination?

Lord in your mercy   Hear our Prayer 

When life is good and there is a lot to celebrate, you are close to us, Lord Jesus.
When life is tough, causing tears, you are close to us, Lord Jesus.
When friends are many and laughter fills the air, you are close to us, Lord Jesus.
When friends are few and the air is silent, you are close to us, Lord Jesus.
When we are up on the mountain top, feeling close to you, you are close to us, Lord Jesus.
When we are down in the valley and feel really alone, you are close to us, Lord Jesus. And now, as we are here together, you are close to us, Lord Jesus.

Lord in your mercy   Hear our Prayer  

Lord, we thank you for our family, those with whom we live and those with whom we pray, for the fun and the struggles, for the discussions and the doubts, for the laughter and the love, and for the joy of seeing you at work among us.
Lord in your mercy   Hear our Prayer

Today in the silence and safety of our Church, amongst our friends and family, may we think about those who are in far away lands, feeling frightened of what tomorrow may bring for them. We pray that you Lord, will be with them and comfort them in their time of need.   

Lord in your mercy   Hear our Prayer

Loving Jesus, who shines in our hearts, it has been good to be here.
When the time comes to leave, help us to take away the things we have learned,
the prayers we have prayed, and the presence of God back into our lives,
day by day, whatever might be ahead

Lord in your mercy   Hear our Prayer

Jesus Christ is the light of the world, a light no darkness can quench.
We remember before God those who have died and light a candle to symbolize the light of Christ which eternally shines and brings hope.

We remember in our prayers today Haydn Woodward and Baby Alice Margaret Woolley

You turn our darkness into light; in your light shall we see light.
Merciful Father, accept these prayers in the name of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, AMEN

We say together…THE LORD’S PRAYER  
Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day, our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory Forever and ever Amen.