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| UK Refugee Gospel Choir ~ Church of the Immaculate Conception ~ London |
At the start of a New Year,/ we pray to forgive anyone who has caused us trouble or sorrow this past year./ We pray as well that we would be forgiven for our own mistakes,/ foolishness or offenses against others./ May we grow in goodness this year./ We pray to the Lord.
January First is called the World Day of Peace./ In our world of hatred and war/ we pray for the courageous souls who offer their lives for the making of peace./ May we live as peacemaking children of God./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for families in crisis,/ for those who live where there is no peace,/ but only conflict,/ fear,/ pain and disorder./ We pray for industries which make huge profits off the militarization and weaponization of our world./ May we learn this year to value human life over money./ We pray to the Lord.
At Christmas,/ God comes to be with us as a little child,/ and so we pray for the children of the world in all their need./ For the children who hide from bombardment,/ who hold-on in sea crossings,/ who are pained by hunger,/ who are abandoned and fearful./ We pray to the Lord.
At Christmas we pray for our families/ and entrust them in their concerns to Mary's maternal care/ and God's great kindness./ asking for good health/ and the resolution of problems which prevent growth and balance./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the sick,/ the vulnerable and the weak/ to be supported in friendship and care./ We remember the people who have died this past year,/ mindful of the many who died recently in the Indonesian tsunami./ May those in mourning know the restoration of joy and peace./ We pray to the Lord.
At Christmas,/ God comes to be with us as a little child,/ and so we pray for the children of the world in all their need./ For the children who hide from bombardment,/ who hold-on in sea crossings,/ who are pained by hunger,/ who are abandoned and fearful./ We pray to the Lord.
At Christmas we pray for our families/ and entrust them in their concerns to Mary's maternal care/ and God's great kindness./ asking for good health/ and the resolution of problems which prevent growth and balance./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the sick,/ the vulnerable and the weak/ to be supported in friendship and care./ We remember the people who have died this past year,/ mindful of the many who died recently in the Indonesian tsunami./ May those in mourning know the restoration of joy and peace./ We pray to the Lord.
