Here’s a prayer of intercession from Bruce Prewer.
Prayer
of Intercession
The
word angel originally meant “messenger.”
For
God’s angels on this earth,
let us
now pray.
We
thank you, loving God,
that you
do not leave us without helpers.
thank
for your special agents, those guardian angels—
both
human and heavenly—who never cease to care.
Wherever
there are situations of confusion,
where
doubts proliferate and anxieties spawn,
please send
in your angels of light.
Wherever
people are crippled by guilt,
or
deeply regret damage to others which they can never rectify,
send
in your angels of mercy.
Wherever
there is arrogance and deceit,
corruption
and rapacious greed,
send
in your fiery angels of judgement.
Wherever
ignorance reigns
or
superstition cripples individuals or communities,
please
send in your angels of truth.
Wherever
persons or nations become obsessed with aggression,
or
resort to terrorism and warfare,
send
in your agents of peace and goodwill.
Wherever
families are at loggerheads,
or
in the workplace folk feel alienated from one another,
send in your
angels of reconciliation.
Wherever
people see their future as bleak or dangerous,
and
fall into the trap of inertia or despair,
please
send in your angels of hope.
Wherever
the church becomes exclusive,
or
gets caught up in its own regulations, traditions, or inflexible dogma,
send
in your angels of reformation.
Wherever
ministers lose their passion for the Gospel,
or
congregations become self-satisfied or apathetic,
please
send in your angels of rebuke.
Wherever
there are people who are afflicted by disease
or
injured in accidents,
struggle
against mental ills
or
suffer from criminal violence,
send
in your angels of healing.
Wherever
the dying endure fears or pain,
and
the bereaved either shed the hot tears of a fresh grief
or
endure the long-term loss of a partner or friend,
send
in your angels of comfort.
Loving
God,
Lord
of all the messengers of grace on earth and in heaven,
hear
our prayers and enlist us, please God,
within
the ranks of your caring angels.
Through
Jesus Christ your only True Son,
our
Saviour and our inspiration.
Amen!
~
written by Bruce Prewer, and posted on Bruce
Prewer’s Homepage. http://www.bruceprewer.com/DocC/C38sun9.htm
