5
th
“We are an Easter people and “Alleluia” is our song.”
St
Augustine
6
th
Thank you, Lord, that we are able to have a Service of Communion on Easter Sunday. Bless
those who enabled this to happen.
7
th
Loving Lord, be present in our hearts and in our daily lives. Fill us with your Spirit that we may
be certain you are with us whatever the future holds.
8
th
We thank you for the work that has been done in our building and ask your blessing for the
next steps in our Development Programme.
9
th
Dear Lord, we hold before you all who have continued to work through these unprecedented
times. May they be strengthened and supported.
10
th
We hold before you, Loving Lord, all who are mourning. May they be enabled to move
forward in their new state of being.
11
th
In the quiet of this prayer time be close to us, Lord, and
5
th
“We are an Easter people and “Alleluia” is our song.”
St
Augustine
6
th
Thank you, Lord, that we are able to have a Service of Communion on Easter Sunday. Bless
those who enabled this to happen.
7
th
Loving Lord, be present in our hearts and in our daily lives. Fill us with your Spirit that we may
be certain you are with us whatever the future holds.
8
th
We thank you for the work that has been done in our building and ask your blessing for the
next steps in our Development Programme.
9
th
Dear Lord, we hold before you all who have continued to work through these unprecedented
times. May they be strengthened and supported.
10
th
We hold before you, Loving Lord, all who are mourning. May they be enabled to move
forward in their new state of being.
11
th
In the quiet of this prayer time be close to us, Lord, and fill us with your love.
12
th
Creator God, we thank you for the changing seasons, for the for the sight of growing things -
plants, crops, and flowers - for the lighter evenings and warmer days.
13
th
We pray today for all who are in pain, for those suffering mental anguish or physical pain. May
they be healed.
fill us with your love.
12
th
Creator God, we thank you for the changing seasons, for the for the sight of growing things -
plants, crops, and flowers - for the lighter evenings and warmer days.
13
th
We pray today for all who are in pain, for those suffering mental anguish or physical pain. May
they be healed.
Moncreiff Parish
Church
Prayer Diary
‘
APRIL 2021
1st “The Lord Almighty is
with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Come and see what amazing things he has done on earth.”
Psalm 46 v 7 &
8
2nd We think today of Mary, your
earthly mother, who watched over your cradle and also your cross.
3rd Father God, bless our
minister, Sarah, our Session Clerk, Brenda, and our Clerk to the Board, Andy, as they lead us towards the resumption of communal worship.
4th Eternal Lord, we celebrate your resurrection with joy and thanksgiving.
14th Thank you, Lord, for all who in
previous years have developed the technology that enables us to keep in touch with others without personal contact.
15th PERSONAL PRAYER:
Help me, Lord, to be patient - with others I may meet, with those who share my life and with the restrictions still in place.
16th Dear Lord, help us to keep faith with
you, you have guided us through these dark months, you have upheld us in our fears for the future and been with us in our loneliness.
17th Healing Lord, we pray today for those
working in the fields of mission and aid overseas. Guide them to see and respond to the real needs of the communities they serve.
18th “Let us hold on firmly to
the hope we profess, because we can trust God to keep his promise.” Hebrews 10 v 23
19th Heavenly Father, we hold before you all
who are in the turmoil of bereavement. Be close to them as they struggle to define how life will be without their loved one.
20th Loving Lord, be near those who are
homeless. Strengthen and support them and those who work with them.
21st We hold
before you and thank you for the many dedicated midwives who help bring new lives into this world. Bless them and the babies they deliver.