Here’s
a prayer of intercession inspired by the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37). It comes from the Baptist Union of Great Britain website.
Prayers of the People
(inspired by Luke 10:
25-37)
God
of love, give us a deep love for you,
so
that we can see the world as you see it,
feel
the compassion you feel,
and
be a people whose lives mediate your love to others.
So
open our eyes that we might see what the Good Samaritan saw.
Grant
us the insight to see the need in others,
the
wisdom to know what to do, and the will to do it.
And
so we pray for all those, who in many and various ways,
have
been stripped, beaten and left for dead.
We
pray for children who must grow up
in
the most awful of circumstances,
especially
for those starved of love, or food, or shelter or security.
May
they receive the future you have planned for them.
We
pray for those we might cross the road to avoid.
Who
have been excluded socially because of their race,
their
financial status, or their history.
May
the dignity that is theirs be restored to them.
We
pray for those whose need we would rather not face up to,
because
it requires action of us,
those
who suffer atrocities because of war, unjust trade rules,
or
oppressive governments.
May
the world receive a true picture of their suffering
and
the factors that cause it, that justice may be done.
Open
our eyes, that we might not cross the road from human need.
Give
us a deep love for you,
that
we might see your love at work in this world,
and
that we might Go and do likewise.
~
posted on the Faith and Unity
Department of the Baptist Union of Great Britain http://www.baptist.org.uk/prayers-of-intercession.html
