{"id":403,"date":"2020-04-01T15:49:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T15:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/?p=403"},"modified":"2020-04-09T10:48:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T10:48:31","slug":"prayer-week-of-29-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/prayer-week-of-29-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer for the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

The commemoration day for John Donne spoke to me.\u00a0 Here is a service that I think you will appreciate at this time of Lockdown for Corona-19:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were: any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lord is the strength of his people, a safe refuge for his anointed.
\nGlory to the Father and to the Son<\/strong>
\nand to the Holy Spirit;<\/strong>
\nas it was in the beginning is now<\/strong>
\nand shall be for ever. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening Hymn, O God our help in ages past<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/binged.it\/2w5gPDS<\/a><\/p>\n

Link above for Westminster Abbey service 20\/11\/2011<\/p>\n

Call to Worship from Psalm 34[a][b]<\/strong>
\n1 I will extol the LORD at all times;
\nhis praise will always be on my lips.<\/strong>
\n2 I will glory in the LORD;
\nlet the afflicted hear and rejoice.<\/strong>
\n3 Glorify the LORD with me;
\nlet us exalt his name together.<\/strong>
\n4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
\nhe delivered me from all my fears.<\/strong>
\n5 Those who look to him are radiant;
\ntheir faces are never covered with shame.<\/strong>
\n6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
\nhe saved him out of all his troubles.<\/strong>
\n7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
\nand he delivers them.<\/strong>
\n8 Taste and see that the LORD is good;
\nblessed is the one who takes refuge in him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Numbers 21:4-9, The Bronze Snake<\/strong>
\n4 They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea,[a] to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; 5 they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, \u201cWhy have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!\u201d
\n6 Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. 7 The people came to Moses and said, \u201cWe sinned when we spoke against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take the snakes away from us.\u201d So Moses prayed for the people.
\n8 The LORD said to Moses, \u201cMake a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.\u201d 9 So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived.<\/p>\n

Meditation<\/strong>
\nIn the quiet of this space think of those things you are missing. Take this time to forgive yourself and anyone else who has upset you.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a sinner<\/strong>
\nLord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a sinner<\/strong>
\nLord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a sinner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hymn: O Lord hear my prayer (link below)<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/binged.it\/2wQaH2G<\/a><\/p>\n

Lift your eyes instead to Jesus who took with him our sin that we can have life. Nothing and no-one can take that away. We are saved, redeemed people, in His love and grace. Amen!<\/em><\/p>\n

John 8:31-42<\/strong>
\n21 Once more Jesus said to them, \u201cI am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.\u201d
\n22 This made the Jews ask, \u201cWill he kill himself? Is that why he says, \u2018Where I go, you cannot come\u2019?\u201d
\n23 But he continued, \u201cYou are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.\u201d
\n25 \u201cWho are you?\u201d they asked.
\n\u201cJust what I have been telling you from the beginning,\u201d Jesus replied. 26 \u201cI have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.\u201d
\n27 They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28 So Jesus said, \u201cWhen you have lifted up[a] the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. 29 The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.\u201d 30 Even as he spoke, many believed in him.
\n31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, \u201cIf you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meditation from Jesus Calling<\/strong>
\nI am the truth: the One who came to set you free. As the Holy Spirit controls your mind and actions more fully, you become free in Me. You are increasingly released to become the one I created you to be. This is a work that I do in you as you yield to My Spirit. I can do My best handiwork when you sit in the stillness of My Presence, focusing your entire being on Me.<\/em>
\nLet My thoughts burst freely upon your consciousness, stimulating abundant Life. I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. As you follow Me, I lead you along paths of newness: ways you have never imagined. Don\u2019t worry about what is on the road up ahead. I want you to find your security in Knowing Me, the One who died to set you free.<\/em><\/p>\n

Prayers for the world including:
\nNote: Pray as if what you desire has already come to pass. That the blessing of Christ is full to overflowing on all things and all people and all situations. We know this to be true! May the Spirit guide you as you and the world and those you love receive the blessing that you pray!<\/em><\/p>\n