The Northern Prayer House: Prayer for children

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Prayer for children

Prayer for children from the Stephen Whittaker, Director of the Board of Education, Diocese of Blackburn

Loving Father,

As you reminded us through your Son that every child is special to you,

Help us to see the world through their eyes and bring their needs to You.

Where there is injustice; help us fight for what is right,

Where there is poverty; help us have generous hearts,

Where there is fear; help us to offer protection,

Where there is pain; help us to bring relief,

Where there is sadness; help us bring joy,

Where people are unloved; help us share the unconditional love of Christ

To enable His Kingdom to truly come on earth.

Amen

Stephen Whittaker

Director of Education

Diocesan Offices

Clayton House

Walker Office Park

Blackburn

BB1 2QE

Tel: 01254 503070

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What it's all about

The Northern Prayerhouse –handing on a basket full of prayers from area to area across the North of England.

Together Lancashire invites faith groups across the North of England to take part in series of prayer events and activities with a focus on tackling poverty and deprivation.

The North of England has a long history of being a House of Prayer. From the Celtic saints of Northumbria, the great abbeys, the Cathedrals and Minsters, the early, dissenters and Quakers, the Methodist revival in the midst of the industrial revolution, there has been a deep spiritual longing to transform the world as it is into the world as it ought to be.

Christian organisations and networks are addressing challenges of poverty. As austerity measures continue to bite, faith groups continue to respond, ever more stretched through lack of resources, and burdened by the higher expectations from the public sector that we can pick up the pieces.

We wish to recognise the hard work, the pressures being faced by those who care and those we care for, and the resilience and expertise of people in local communities who are at the sharp end. At the same time, we wish to highlight areas of injustice and to appeal to decision makers and to God for change.

Each area will offer prayers from your neighbour as well as your own. Your prayers will be easily transferred via an electronic ‘basket’ to a neighbouring area; there is scope for those who would like to be “pilgrim heralds/angels/messengers” to make journeys to neighbouring centres in person in the real world.