Grant me good health, for that I pray,
To carry on my work from day to day.
Keep pure my mind, my thoughts,
my every deed,

Let me be kind and unselfish in my neighbour’s need.

Spare me from fire, from flood and
Malicious tongues, From thieves, from fear, and evil ones.

If sickness or an accident befall,
Then humbly, Lord, I pray, hear my call.
And when I’m feeling low, or in despair,
Lift up my heart, and help me in my prayer.

I live alone, dear Lord, yet have no fear,
Because I feel Your presence ever near.
Amen.

(Psalm 90: 14-15)

In the morning, fill us with your love;
we shall exult and rejoice all our days.
Give us joy to balance our affliction
for the years when we knew misfortune.

May good luck be with you Wherever you go, and your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow.

May your days be many and your troubles be few,
May all God’s blessings descend upon you,
May peace be within you,
May your heart be strong,
May you find what you’re seeking wherever you roam.

May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been
the foresight to know where you’re going
and the insight to know when you’re going too far.

Open your hearts and share the love of God.
Let the cross shine out like a beacon bringing hope to all who need your love.
As we sing our song of adoration let our lives reflect the love of God.

We are here to worship in God’s presence, singing songs of worship, songs of love.
Just as this place bears witness to God’s splendour may our lives bear witness to his love.
For the Church is more than bricks and concrete, more than glass and metal, nails and wood.
It’s in the lives of all of those who serve him and who show the world the love of God.

May your Spirit enable us to experience the suffering caused by division, to see our sin and to hope beyond all hope.

Amen Justin Welby – Archbishop of Canterbury 

Blessed be your Cross, O Lord, the strength of the weak, the physician of the sick and the freedom of the slave.

Blessed be your Cross, O Lord, now and forever. Amen

what is wrong and what is right.

Provide peace and hope to

those who are suffering from injustice.

Show them that you are

there, and you care for them

and that you will make all things right.

God, I pray for a world full of

love and compassion.

AMEN

what is wrong and what is right.

Provide peace and hope to

those who are suffering from injustice.

Show them that you are

there, and you care for them

and that you will make all things right.

God, I pray for a world full of

love and compassion.

AMEN

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