Please pray for all those known to you in our church family, in your own family and groups of friends and neighbours who are suffering in any way at this time, whether physically, mentally or spiritually. Pray for those in hospital or nursing homes, for those who are awaiting treatments or diagnoses and those recovering at home. Please also pray for all those who work in the medical profession in any way. Thank God for them using their skill for the benefit of others and pray for their own wellbeing in often challenging conditions.
Please pray for our church here at LMC, for our minister Gill and her family asking that God will continue to bless her ministry here with us. Pray for Dan and Naomi who we are happy to welcome as Worship Leaders, pray thanking God that they have offered to use their time and talents in this way and asking for his blessing on them and their family.
Please pray for Rev. Gill and the group of young people who have been supporting the SLEAP project by sleeping outside this Friday to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness especially among young people and to raise money for SLEAP. As we pray for them we also pray for young people who are homeless for whatever reason, that they may be helped to find safe accommodation and help for the future.
Please pray for MAD MOB as they continue to prepare for their production of Daniel and the Detectives. Pray for the leaders who offer their time and talents to work with so many young people and children in this way. Pray for the young people too, that they will understand the meaning of what they are portraying and enjoy their time together.
Please continue to pray for peace throughout the world. At the moment the situation in the Middle East is foremost on our news bulletins and our prayers are important there, but pray too for all areas of warfare and conflict. Pray for all the innocent people caught up in these situations who must live in fear daily. Pray for the most vulnerable, the young children, older people, those who are disabled and who have to depend on others for help.
Pray for the leaders of our nations, that they will seek an end to war and hostilities. Pray for those who try to act as peacemakers in areas of conflict and all who try to offer help and compassion in any way.
Please pray for parts of the world suffering from extreme weather conditions and natural disasters. Pray for those who work in Rescue and Recovery organisations in situations like this often at risk to their own safety.
Pray for research and scientific work that is being undertaking in trying to minimise the risk to parts of the world most affected.