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: Shearers Way, Woolsack Close & Merchants Walk
• The Parish of Long Newnton
• Give thanks for all our retired clergy who have permission to officiate and are helping out during the vacancy.
• The Departed and those who mourn their loss. We give thanks for their lives and pray for God’s comfort for their family and friends.
• Year’s Mind – Ian Spruels (7.4) & Maureen Best (12.4) – “Year’s Mind” is to mark the first anniversary of a death – often a difficult time for family and friends.
• Praying for St Mary’s School: Year 4/5 Elm Class with Miss Browning /Mrs MacIndoe and Mrs Lee
• Local issues: Give thanks for those who prepare the hanging baskets each year, which add to the attractiveness of our streets and gardens.
• National issues: pray about the contentious issue of MPs receiving free tickets for social/artistic events. May integrity prevail.
• World issues: Saturday 12th April is International Day for Street Children. Pray that governments will make it a priority to support such children, to give them a future and a hope.
A Prayer for Mayanmar
Lord of the heavens and the earth,
we give you thanks and praise
for the rising from the dead of your Son Jesus Christ
and for the never-ending love he offers us all.
Grant, we pray, resurrection life to the nation and people of Myanmar,
that sadness may turn into joy,
aggression into amity,
despair into hope,
and anxiety into calm,
that the people may be reconciled.
This we ask in the Name of the Risen Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit
One God, now and for ever. Amen.
Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfil the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2
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