for The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

Some Prayers/Intercessions for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

Let us thank God that our churches are gradually reopening for worship.
You might like to use these intercessions at home during the week.

“Prayer is a plant, the seed of which is sown in the heart of every Christian.
If it is well cultivated and nourished it will produce fruit, but if it is neglected,
it will wither and die.”

Jesus is alive.
Love has won the victory over evil and death.

Let us pray.

My friends, let us gather ourselves in silence as we give thanks to the Lord, whose love has no end. Let us humbly bring our prayers and petitions to the Heavenly Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit. (short pause for silent prayer)

Loving God we recognise our responsibility to encourage and uphold one another and to live together in peace and love. We also recognise our needs and our human weaknesses and come to you now with our prayers and petitions.
(short pause for silent prayer)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

Everlasting God, we thank you for our church leaders; locally in our Parish, Deanery and Diocese and throughout the Anglican Communion. We pray too for our relationship with all the Christian Churches. We pray for all who preach your word, inspire, lead and grow us as disciples as we reach out to those in need in our communities and in our world.
(short pause for silent prayer)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

Creator God, we pray for our world leaders; for the Royal Family, the Queen and our National Government; for Heads of State in Europe, The Commonwealth and for the United Nations.
We also pray for our national and community leaders and those in public office dealing with difficult situations especially those involved with the serious problems associated with the Pandemic
(short pause for silent prayer)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

Father God, we pray for our children and grandchildren who are returning to school, colleges and universities to continue their education. We especially pray that all places of education will find ways of making teaching and learning safe as well as effective in such strange and difficult times. Help all students in their daily lessons; give them the wisdom to listen and learn and to keep safe. Help their teachers and give them patience and knowledge to teach well and help them all as together they learn the lessons of life.
(short pause for silent prayer)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

Loving God, we ask for your wisdom to discern your wishes and direction in our lives and ask for your help to discern how to deal with others in our daily lives; those we live and work with; those we meet in shops and supermarkets; those with whom we share our roads and those who serve us in cafes and restaurants. May we never be a “stumbling block” to those we meet in our daily lives and to always follow the social distancing rules.
(short pause for silent prayer)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

Gracious God, we pray for all who we know who are housebound and in nursing homes; those in hospitals, in recovery and rehabilitation. We thank you for our local hospitals, health centres and clinics and for all those working in sheltered accommodation and care homes. (add names of those requesting prayer and a short pause for silent prayer)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

Merciful God, we pray for all those departed this life and for those who are bereaved by their passing. Help us to be sympathetic, caring and loving with the bereaved and always ready to help practically and to pray diligently in their time of greatest need.
(add names of the recently departed or on Anniversary list and a short pause for silent prayer)
Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer

Let us pause a moment, become aware of our breathing, relax in the presence of the Lord and humbly tell him what is deepest in our hearts for he knows us, loves us and forgives us.

(after a silent, slightly longer pause …)

Father,
we feel loved,
we feel forgiven,
we feel saved.
Thank you for Jesus Christ your Son
who died for us on the cross
and rose again from the dead
and who offers us
true peace and true hope.
Help us to hold on to him
and to follow him
the way, the truth and the life.

Amen.