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Prayer at All Saints
For anyone relatively new to
All Saints, and for those of us who need
occasional reminders of things, you might find
this article of interest.
As you will know from the
newsletter, there is a regular Tuesday evening
time of prayer in Church and, as you will have
seen, people are available after every main
morning service to pray with anyone who asks for
that ministry. (Names of those involved in this
are on the prayer cross in the side aisle.)
We also have a prayer chain.
This is used in cases of emergency which happen
during the week. When anyone needs prayer for
themselves, a friend, relation, colleague etc.
they make one phone call to the first person on
the list and then the prayer starts in earnest.
“Is any one of you in
trouble? He should pray. Is any one of you sick?
He should call the elders of the church to pray
over him …. and pray for each other so that you
may be healed.” James 5 v 13, 16.
It has been two years since
we updated names on the prayer chain and in the
meantime people have left and people have
arrived. If you would be interested in adding
your names to the chain of prayers (or taking it
off) please contact myself or Wendy Barnes as
soon as possible and we will compile a new one
ready for 2010.
Once your name is on the list
of prayers all you will have to do is to make
one phone call to the next person in the chain
giving details of the prayer request and then
praying about it yourself.
This is a really valuable and
valued ministry which has produced many
positive, and in some cases miraculous, healings
over the years. Please consider joining us.
Janet Sherbourne
Regular
prayer is an integral part of our lives as
Christians. There are particular times in our
lives, however, that we all might need the support
of others in the form of prayer. Prayer can
help in so many ways.
At the end of each Sunday
service, we have Team who will be happy to pray with
and for you, should you wish. Please ask the
person who welcomes you to the church or one of the
Sidespeople and they'll be happy to guide you to the
right people.
Once a term we have a Prayer
service on which the entire focus is prayer, to
which everyone is welcome.
We also have
a Prayer Line whereby prayers of a specific need are
cascaded down through the Line. If you would
like us to pray for any special reason (sometimes
you might be in need or want to thank God for a good
outcome), please get in contact with either Karen,
our Church Administrator or Rev. Ian Whitham.
Contact
Us.
A
Prayer for the Morning
Dear Lord,
I give You my hands to do Your
work;
I give You my feet to go Your
way;
I give You my eyes to see as You
see;
I give You my tongue to speak
Your words;
I give You my mind that You may
think in me;
I give You my spirit that You may
pray in me.
Above all, I give You my heart
that You may love in me – love the Father and love
all humankind.
I give You my whole self, Lord,
that You may grow in me, so that it is You who
lives, works and prays in me. Amen
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