We in Churches Together in Seascale and District held our evening of prayer on Thursday 23 November at
Prayers – First Section
Prayers from the children of Gosforth School
Dear Lord, I pray for all the people in poverty. Please give them food, warmth and shelter.
Dear Lord, please bless all the struggling people in the world and help them with their life.
Dear Lord, today I pray for all the men and women or children who don’t have anywhere to go, no money and one pair of clothes and no food. Please can we pray to comfort them.
Dear Lord, I pray that all the people suffering poverty all have someone that makes them feel happy and safe.
Dear Lord, I pray for the people that are poor and hope for them to get money.
Dear Lord, please help the people in need of food, houses and care.
Dear Lord, please look after the poor and the people who can’t afford to eat and the poor countries who don’t have what we have.
Dear Lord, today I pray for all the kinds of people that are in poverty, please help them to survive.
Dear Lord, we pray that people that don’t have any food, that you urge them to the food bank.
Dear Lord, I pray that poverty will not exist in the coming years.
Dear Lord, help the people in poverty and help by giving them food so they don’t starve tonight.
Dear Lord, we pray for all the people who can’t put food on a table.
Dear Lord, please help all the people who are either homeless, cold or starving.
Prayers from our three churches
God of Justice, open our eyes to see you in the faces of those in poverty. Open our ears to hear you in the cries of those exploited. Open our mouths to defend you in the public squares as well as in private deeds. Remind us that what we do to the least ones we do to you.
Lord God, thank you that there is enough food for everyone and for giving us so many blessings. Be with those people who do not have enough food. Sustain them, comfort them and help them find ways to be able to grow or gather enough food for their families to survive. Help us in wealthy countries to find ways to share our food and to find ways to distribute the food to everyone around the world.
Creator God, help us to live sustainably, rejecting consumerism and the exploitation of creation.
Dear God, our Father, look with kindness on all those who today are struggling with addictions of every kind. May those who have lost their homes, or are living on the streets, become aware of your presence and support, and turn to you for help. We thank you for all those wonderful people today who are supporting them and giving them the courage to change their lives, and helping them become aware of You and the support and love that You alone can give. May we, in our turn, take a share of responsibility for them, and willingly give of our time and resources to support the poor and despondent we meet in our lives. Bless us all Lord, so that we give generously of our time, our energy and our love.
Lord God, we pray for all our young people that they may keep safe.
Creator God, loving Father, thank you for providing for all your creatures and for all people. Teach us to love one another with your love and to look after each other, so that we all have a chance to be well fed and clothed, learn good skills for life and have meaningful employment. Remind us to be thankful for all we have and to remember that others around us and in far-away places are struggling to get through life and may not have enough food or anywhere to sleep. Be specially close to all who are distressed, anxious, or even in despair and give them comfort and hope. Help us to pass on the good news of your love and saving power so that others can know that you love and care about them and find faith and purpose in their lives. We ask this in the name of Jesus who loved us so much that he died on the cross to save us and rose again to walk with us as we journey through life.
Heavenly Father, when Jesus your Son left the glories of heaven to share our human life he did not enter the courts of the rich and powerful, but became part of a lowly family and learned a lowly trade. In his ministry he had compassion on the weak and vulnerable and spoke in support of the poor and disadvantaged. May we today share his concerns, show his love and speak for those whose voices are not heard.
Father God, help us to follow the example of your Son Jesus Christ who treated the poor and the marginalised with compassion and respect. Give us the strength to work for a world where equality is not only a hope but a reality.
Lord God, we pray for those who have no choice but to suffer and accept charity. Help them to maintain their dignity.
Dear Lord, we pray for all those in our community who are shackled by poverty. Let the love of Jesus break those chains.
Heavenly Father, give us the grace to follow all your laws and lead good productive lives. With confidence always in your goodness and kindness, keep us always strong in faith and gratitude to you and our heavenly Mother Mary who intercedes for us.
A prayer from Christian Aid
Loving God, you make us in your image. Forgive us when we fail to see your image in each other, when we give in to greed and indifference, when we do not question the systems that are life-denying. As we are made in your image, let us live in your image and be Christ-like in service, endurance and love.
Prayers – Second Section
Prayers from the children of Gosforth School
Dear Lord, I pray for all the people who suffer the cold and people who don’t have the money for heating.
Dear Lord, help people have food, warmth and somewhere safe tonight.
Dear God, I hope that the people in poverty find the food bank.
Dear Lord, we hope today that all the people have a home and food to eat and warmth.
Dear Lord, please make all the starving children in the world stay safe tonight.
Dear Lord, please help all the people who are in distress and pray that they can find a good home.
Dear Lord, thank you for everything and we pray for all the people who have no food and live in poverty.
Dear Lord, we pray for people who will go home starved and restless and for people who can’t afford homes.
Dear Lord, please help the poor people in poverty, keep them alive and hopefully they have a nice life in the future.
Dear Lord, I pray for all of the people in the world slaving for food.
Dear God, today we pray for people that are in poverty and have nowhere to live, they are starving, please help them.
Prayers from our three churches
Lord God, we pray that we grow closer together each passing day and that we can help as many others to do the same so that we can live together better in peace.
Almighty God, Father of all mercy, we give you thanks for all the loving kindness and blessings we have had in our lives, and ask that that You look on all those who today suffer from poverty, injustice and deprivation. We ask you to look with sympathy on all those who are now homeless as a result of violence and intimidation because of their faith in you. May your Holy Spirit bring them comfort and hope in their need. We ask you also to awaken our faith so that walking in your light we may be a beacon of hope, support and love for those in need and bring them into your loving care. Father we ask this through Jesus Christ your Son who lives with You and the Holy Spirit for all eternity.
Lord God, we pray for all families who are ‘just managing’ on their income.
Dear Father, we pray for all the forgotten people who may have no one to pray for them. Please look with mercy upon them.
Lord, we ask you to bless the work of Mary’s meals as it feeds the children and empowers their communities in the poorest places on earth. We ask especially that more and more people become aware of their work, and be willing to support it. We pray too for those who are being fed and helped by the organisation and for all those still unreached.
Dear Loving Father, look with kindness on all people. We ask that your church on earth may continue to offer the world an example of Christian life and love. May Christians throughout the world promote peace and mutual love with people of other faiths and none. We pray for the hungry, the homeless, the sick, the lonely, the bereaved, those who are out of work or facing financial hardship, that You will comfort them in their distress and answer their needs.
Dear Lord, please help us to look after those who are struggling with day-to-day life.
A prayer from Tearfund
Lord, you made us to know what hunger is, but also to know the goodness of your provision. We pray for those who share this earth with us, but for whom hunger is a crippling, life-threatening danger. We pray for those who have nothing and those who have too little to eat: would you help them and allow us to be part of the solution?
A prayer from Bread for the World
O God, we give thanks for the progress that has been made against hunger in your world. Grant strength and relief to all those who still struggle to get enough to eat. Give courage and wisdom to our country’s leaders so that they might make ending hunger a national priority. And inspire us to fulfil your will that daily bread be a reality for everyone on your earth. We pray in the name of Jesus, who is our Bread of Life.
