praying that poverty would become a thing of the past… July 12, 2010
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Creator God,
You loved the world into life.
Forgive us when our dreams of the future
are shaped by anything other than glimpses of a kingdom
of justice, peace and an end to poverty.
Incarnate God,
you taught us to speak out for what is right.
Make us content with nothing less than a world
that is transformed into the shape of love,
where poverty shall be no more.
Breath of God,
let there be abundant life.
Inspire us with the vision of poverty over,
and give us the faith, courage and will to make it happen.
God of the impossible,
we pray for justice, peace and reconciliation.
And when the challenges seem too many,
remind us of your resurrection power,
and the miracles of your love that happen
whenever injustice is dismantled and rebuilt with peace.
Help us to hope that the impossible can happen
and live as if it might do so today.
Amen
God of reconciliation and grace,
you promise us a world where all is new,
where love is born when hope is gone,
where broken relationships are restored to wholeness.
May we live as people who know your story of love,
and we have the vision to imagine what could be possible
if we dared to live this story.
God of abundant life,
may we be witnessess of love, hope and peace,
and co-creators of your life in the world.
Amen
Loving God, you make us in your image.
Forgive us when we fail to see your image in each other,
when we give in to greed and indifference
when we do not question the systems that are life-denying.
As we are made in your image,
let us live in your image
and be Christ-like
in service, endurance and love.
Amen
changed lives & thankful hearts July 12, 2010
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This year Enniskillen 360 came on leaps and bounds. Over the last couple of years the team has built up good solid relationships with the kids as well as with Christian ‘pioneers’ who have went beyond the second mile for those they serve. It’s been incredible to see what happens when Christians work alongside one another in the harvest-fields: lives are changed.
Let our prayers be full of thankfulness as a handful of children and young people committed themselves to Jesus! It was simply awesome to look around the room and see kids who would normally never walk through the doors of a Church so absorbed in the Message. We should also be thankful that some of those who were already in the faith have taken further steps in response to the Message that was brought before them.
Please pray for the kids who became Christians last week, pray that they would become grounded in the faith. Thank God that they saw Salvation for themselves! Pray for those who are seriously considering it, that they would forget about their fears and commit themselves wholly to Him. Pray for the parents and wider family of those who came along during the week, that they too would be impacted.
Pray for the children and young people who were already Christians at the start of the week and have grown by the end of it. Pray that they wouldn’t lose their zeal, pray that they too would begin to serve Him. Pray for His servants who work tirelessly, sometimes with little or no evidence of fruit. Pray that they wouldn’t lose heart when it looks like no-one is responding. Pray that they would reap a harvest… “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up” (Galatians 6:9 New Living Translation) connie :]
