Give strength and hope to the people around the world who live each day with war and violence./ And holding the people of Ukraine in our prayer/ let us not forget the gospel-way of reconciliation and peace-making./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for our families and friends/ mindful of those who are anguished by doubt,/ fear,/ sickness,/ money or relationship problems./ We ask for their consolation and restored hope./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the countries of Afghanistan,/ Albania,/ Algeria,/ American Samoa,/ Andorra and Angola./ We ask for the people of these countries:/ peace,/ good health,/ safety and well-being./ We pray to the Lord.
The Olympic games continue in Sochi./ We pray again for the safety and well-being of all who gather there/ with hopes that this time of shared sport will nudge the world a little bit/ into a new era of understanding and reconciliation./ We pray to the Lord.
It is a difficult and even perilous thing to be a Christian in many parts of the world today./ We hold these Christians in our Mass-prayer today/ asking for all we need to continue clinging to Christ./ We pray to the Lord.
From space our planet is a lovely green,/ blue and white sphere./ Looking closely/ we see much of it is wasted,/ polluted,/ and destroyed by war and exploitation./ We ask for a change of heart and the insight to cherish our God-given paradise./ We pray to the Lord.
In praying for those who have died/ we ask for the gift of trust - that God will fulfill his promises in bringing all of creation to the the fullness of life and love./ We pray to the Lord.
NB: We can intercede for the nations of the world - in alphabetical order - six each Sunday. We might be prompted to research where some of them are, or who they are.
It is a difficult and even perilous thing to be a Christian in many parts of the world today./ We hold these Christians in our Mass-prayer today/ asking for all we need to continue clinging to Christ./ We pray to the Lord.
From space our planet is a lovely green,/ blue and white sphere./ Looking closely/ we see much of it is wasted,/ polluted,/ and destroyed by war and exploitation./ We ask for a change of heart and the insight to cherish our God-given paradise./ We pray to the Lord.
In praying for those who have died/ we ask for the gift of trust - that God will fulfill his promises in bringing all of creation to the the fullness of life and love./ We pray to the Lord.
NB: We can intercede for the nations of the world - in alphabetical order - six each Sunday. We might be prompted to research where some of them are, or who they are.
