Before you pray, give thanks that ‘You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer. (Ps.86 V.5)
• Tetbury Praying the Town: Romney Road
• The parish of Beverston
• Pray and give thanks for all those who clean our churches regularly.
• We pray for St Mary’s School and particularly Miss Turner and Mrs Healey and the pupils of Plum class
• The Departed and those who mourn their loss including Roger Bickle and John d’Arcy-Kincade. We give thanks for their lives and pray for God’s comfort for their family and friends.
• Year’s Mind – Ingeburg Herzog (25.3) – “Year’s Mind” is to mark the first anniversary of a death – often a difficult time for family and friends.
• Local issues: Pray that the grass in the recreation ground will soon recover from the recent excessive rainfall which has caused very muddy conditions there
• National issues: Pray that any decisions about whether to ban the use of smart phones in schools will be in the best interests of students’ mental and emotional health
• World issues: Pray that the recent/current unrest in Iran will lead to a less repressive regime.
Blessed be God, because He has not rejected my prayer, or removed His steadfast love from me!. Ps.66 V.20
Are you, or someone you know, in need of prayer? You are welcome to hang your prayer request on the prayer tree in the prayer corner at the front of St Marys church