Shared during Sunday Worship on February 16, 2024.
God, our Mother and Father, through the newly baptised children we reaffirm Your sovereignty and acknowledge You as the source of the universe and everything in it. We extol You for the sound of children at Brick and for the families from which these children come. We also thank You, God, that through us all You are spreading Your love, a beacon of hope, in our midst and in the world outside. For deeming us worthy of Your good work, we praise today.
God of Love, using Brick’s children as a point of contact, we bring before You children in all places. Some of the world’s children live in hardship, deprivation, and instability, and for them, we seek Your delivering touch. You care for the sparrow and water the crops, hear our intercession and preserve the lives of children in want, pain, or peril.
All-powerful God, we acknowledge the role of good governance in protecting children and securing the peace of societies. So, we lift up governments across the globe before You, asking that You steer them towards godly and sustainable choices. Inspire them, God, to rule in absolute humility and with lives at heart. When they sidestep Your will, work through the world’s peoples to bring them back to the heart of Your purpose. Hear our prayer for Your rule on earth, O God.
Redeemer and Friend, we invite You to walk alongside all who are afraid, unwell, or lonely at this time. Help them remember that they, like all God’s children, are engraved in the palm of Your hand. As we thank You for today’s comforting word, we ask that You make us channels of comfort and healing for those despairing in our circles and communities today. In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen!
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