O Living Christ and Ever-Present Saviour,
Draw very near to the sick,
The sorrowful, the suffering and to those who have asked for our prayers.
Though absent from us we know their names are written on Your Heart
And their every weakness known to You.
Grant them, even as we pray, rest and relief,
bodily comfort and spiritual consolation.
We bring them to You in faith
and we leave them with You
in entire dependence on Your Unchanging love.
Enfold them in Your strength and bring them,
Even through sorrow, to a Vision of Your Eternal Peace
And Thine shall be the Glory, world without end.
Amen
Almighty God, our Heavenly Father,
Who loves all and forgets none,
We bring to You our supplications for all
Your creatures, and all Your children…
We remember before You all the sick in body
and the troubled in mind;
All who have been bereaved of family and friends;
All who are troubled by the suffering of those they love;
All who are met with earthly loss,
That in the dark and cloudy day they may find assurance and peace in You.
We pray for all who are burdened by grief,
That they may be raised to know
the secret and solidarity of the Cross;
For all who are lonely and sad
in the midst of others’ joy,
may they know God as their Friend and Comforter.
Remember O Lord, the aged and infirm,
Those who feel that their life work is done;
All who are passing through the valley of shadows,
That they might find that Christ, the Risen from the dead, is with them,
And that there is light at evening time.
We ask all these things through the same
Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
We come with our noise
our bluster
our accusations
But we come to the One with Authority
Who commands SILENCE!
Then he will heal us
Cleansing away
The noise
The words
The fear
and return to us the self
God first called into being.
What is the noise that prevents you coming into the healing presence of Jesus?
