South Shawlands Church of Scotland

 

PRAYER POINTS

Be God before us, God behind us, be God over us, be we on God’s path, be God in our footsteps.

 

· Praise God for his love for us, surrounding us all the days of our life, giving us the strength to live in His grace.

· Pray for the chance to bring others to know our God and to share in his love especially those of our fellowship who are ill or in distress of any kind.

· Praise God for the gifts he has given our fellowship, for the friendship and welcome he has let us share and for the renewal he constantly shares with us.

· Pray for David Maxwell and the other people who lead our worship and pastor us as we wait for a settlement of our future ministry.

· Praise God for the benefits we get from our Presbyterian form of church government and for the centrality of God’s Word in its teaching.

· Pray that Glasgow Presbytery may follow God’s guidance in making the new plan and come to wise judgements for the congregation waiting for new leadership.

· Praise God for the amazingly beautiful world he has given us to share and for all the astounding people who share with us God’s love and care.

· Pray that the Christian church may continue to grow and seek his grace for the Church in all the parts of the world where it is persecuted.

· Praise God for the politicians in the world who try to be honest and sincere and seek the power of the Holy Spirit to be seen at work among those who are dishonest.

· Pray for Greece, the country where the democracy we live by was started.  May a solution be found to the difficulties of finance and debt, which are besetting the nation.

Be my path this day with God, my path with Christ, my path with the Spirit, the Threefold Trinity all kindly.

 

 

 

Amen