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| Snowdrops in my sister's garden |
As we prepare for Easter/ we pray for Christians whose faith in the Resurrection is weak,/ who doubt heaven and Christ's gift of eternal life./ We pray to the Lord.
Lent is the Church's Springtime./ We ask for gifts of inner warming and melting/ where thoughts of others are frozen and hardened./ And for new growth in Christ/ where the Church has lost its way./ We pray to the Lord.
Bless our families where there is difficult news to bear,/ where relationships are strained/ where problems stress us./ And for those who have no family or friend./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the nine countries which have nuclear weapons:/ The United Kingdom,/ France,/ China,/ India,/ Pakistan,/ Israel,/ The United States and North Korea,/ asking for stability,/ non-aggression and responsibility./ We pray to the Lord.
There are sixty million refugees in the world./ We pray for them and all who are without homes and in a strange land./ We pray too for those countries,/ who though overwhelmed,/ are trying to be welcoming and helpful./ We pray to the Lord.
Awaken in human hearts the spirit of civility,/ kindness and justice./ Console those who are rejected and fearful,/ especially the elderly,/ the sick/ and the children./ We pray to the Lord.
Give to those who have died,/ mindful of our own dear ones,/ the gifts and blessings of life/ and joy in Christ./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the nine countries which have nuclear weapons:/ The United Kingdom,/ France,/ China,/ India,/ Pakistan,/ Israel,/ The United States and North Korea,/ asking for stability,/ non-aggression and responsibility./ We pray to the Lord.
There are sixty million refugees in the world./ We pray for them and all who are without homes and in a strange land./ We pray too for those countries,/ who though overwhelmed,/ are trying to be welcoming and helpful./ We pray to the Lord.
Awaken in human hearts the spirit of civility,/ kindness and justice./ Console those who are rejected and fearful,/ especially the elderly,/ the sick/ and the children./ We pray to the Lord.
Give to those who have died,/ mindful of our own dear ones,/ the gifts and blessings of life/ and joy in Christ./ We pray to the Lord.
