We give thanks for community responses to the cost of living crisis, such as a neighbourhood in London cooking together once a week to bring oven costs down. God, thank you for the power of community and mutual support, and we pray that we’d see this in more places across the country. We pray for […]
This Sunday we celebrate Health Sunday (19th). Join us in giving thanks and praying for UCZ’s two hospitals and seven clinics and pray for Gina Siatwinda Oliver, UCZ Health Secretary, as she works to make sure that all are supplied, equipped and staffed. Please continue to pray for the victims of floods in Zambia, and […]
on World Day of Prayer, we pray for Taiwan, which has prepared this year’s service resources. God, we pray for the people and government of Taiwan, as well as for greater Christian unity globally, as denominations come together to pray to mark World Day of Prayer. We give thanks for the work of Furnishing Futures, […]
During this Youth Week (6th to 12th), pray for our young people, especially those who have just received their Grade 12 (secondary school leaving) exam results. Pray for them in the next stage of their lives. Pray for our youth leading worship on Youth Sunday (12th). Pray for the victims of floods here and for […]
God of peace and justice, With sorrow and lament, we hold the situation in Ukraine before you, a year on from the Russian invasion. We long for an end to the conflict and the bloodshed and suffering. We remember people in Ukraine living in fear of death and destruction. We pray for all who […]
We are praying this week especially for the Women’s Christian Fellowship, our mothers in Christ, giving thanks for their ministries in evangelism, pastoral care, leading worship and care for bereaved families. Pray for grace to persevere in hard times and to be one in Christ.
We pray for finances in education, with reports of some school buildings close to collapsing. God, we pray for more funding to be directed towards schools, so that the health and education of young people is not affected by poor infrastructure. We give thanks for the creation of a new degree aiming to encourage creative […]
As we pray on Ash Wednesday, “create in us a clean heart”, pray that we shall have a closer walk with Jesus this Lent. At St John’s, pray for the membership classes going on through Lent, for the class leaders and for the people seeking church membership.
We pray for the 7.7 million people in South Sudan facing acute malnutrition or starvation in the 5th year of severe food insecurity. God, we pray for more international aid to be sent to South Sudan, and for the hungry to be filled with good things. We give thanks that wood burners in new and […]
We pray for Eswatini, where the death of a pro-democracy activist has caused international alarm. God, we pray for all those hurt by the death of Thulani Maseko and for greater freedoms of speech and expression for the people of Eswatini. We give thanks for the new environmental plan to ensure that everyone in the […]
