Here is a prayer of
intercession written by Rev. Ashley Sedon.
Prayer of Intercession
God of life and death
We pray for those who are facing the end of life with fear.
May they come to
know
that your love
reaches out to enfold even in death.
We pray for those,
and we are many,
who find it hard to
accept ourselves the way we are
and choose to hide
behind the masks of possessions and power.
Help us to risk
living with a little less of these
and to look at
ourselves without fear through your eyes of love.
We pray for those in
our world for whom it always seems winter,
who have no hope of
the warmth and brightness
of a spring just
around the corner.
Those who have no
food, no home, no money, no work.
Help us to find ways
to share what we have with them.
God of creation,
we pray for your
world teetering on the brink of a long bitter winter
brought about by
human neglect.
Help us to work to
restore a balance.
Help us to
rediscover and observe the rhythms of creation
which you wisely put
into place.
So that spring will
follow winter and autumn, summer
and all may enjoy
the fruits of your good creation.
We pray for our
congregation
as we face the
challenges of the future and look for your will for us.
Help us to run the
risk of losing things which we hold as precious
so that we are more
able to reach others with your good news.
Help us to be wise
in deciding what, if anything, to discard,
what new vision, if
any, we should pursue.
Help us trust you
for the new spring life which can flow out into our community.
Amen.
Amen.
~ Prepared by the Rev. Ashley Sedon for The Stewardship
Resource “Common Ground, Holy Ground”. http://www.presbyterian.org.nz/for-ministers/worship-resources/special-services/services-for-special-occasions/a-mid-winter-service
