{"id":503,"date":"2020-12-02T11:54:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T11:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/?p=503"},"modified":"2020-12-02T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T11:54:30","slug":"a-prayer-for-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsconiston.org.uk\/prayerandpraise\/a-prayer-for-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"A prayer for peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

18 November 2020<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Commemoration for Elizabeth of Hungary, 1231<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Psalm 150<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Praise the\u00a0Lord.[a<\/a>]<\/sup><\/p>\n

Praise God in his sanctuary;
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0praise him in his mighty heavens.
\n2\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Praise him for his acts of power;
\npraise him for his surpassing greatness.<\/strong>
\n3\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0praise him with the harp and lyre,
\n4\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>praise him with timbrel and dancing,
\npraise him with the strings\u00a0and pipe,
\n5\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>praise him with the clash of cymbals,
\npraise him with resounding cymbals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

6\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Let everything\u00a0that has breath praise the\u00a0Lord.<\/p>\n

Praise the\u00a0Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Hymn: Praise to the Lord the Almighty <\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/0JvCmvlm-Qg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Revelation 4, The Throne in Heaven<\/strong><\/p>\n

4\u00a0<\/strong>After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open\u00a0in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cCome up here,\u00a0and I will show you what must take place after this.\u201d\u00a02\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>At once I was in the Spirit,\u00a0and there before me was a throne in heaven\u00a0with someone sitting on it.\u00a03\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper\u00a0and ruby.\u00a0A rainbow\u00a0that shone like an emerald\u00a0encircled the throne.\u00a04\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.\u00a0They were dressed in white\u00a0and had crowns of gold on their heads.\u00a05\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.\u00a0In front of the throne, seven lamps\u00a0were blazing. These are the seven spirits[<\/sup>a<\/sup><\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0of God.\u00a06\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,\u00a0clear as crystal.<\/p>\n

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,\u00a0and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.\u00a07\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.\u00a08\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Each of the four living creatures\u00a0had six wings\u00a0and was covered with eyes all around,\u00a0even under its wings. Day and night\u00a0they never stop saying:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Holy, holy, holy<\/p>\n

is the Lord God Almighty,\u2019[<\/sup>b<\/sup><\/a>]<\/sup><\/p>\n

who was, and is, and is to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

9\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne\u00a0and who lives for ever and ever,\u00a010\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>the twenty-four elders\u00a0fall down before him\u00a0who sits on the throne\u00a0and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:<\/p>\n

11\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cYou are worthy, our Lord and God,
\nto receive glory and honor and power,
\nfor you created all things,
\nand by your will they were created
\nand have their being.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holy Holy Holy<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/i6DBlqFbBhw<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Romans 8:37b-39<\/strong><\/p>\n

37b\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong> We are more than conquerors\u00a0through him who loved us.\u00a038\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a<\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0neither the present nor the future,\u00a0nor any powers,\u00a039\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God\u00a0that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.<\/p>\n

Meditation:\u00a0 <\/strong>As our eyes turn heavenward, our perspective changes.\u00a0 Reality is not just what is before us today.\u00a0 Speak out loud Paul\u2019s words in Romans 8:38-39.\u00a0 Say them again.\u00a0 Memorise them.\u00a0 Hold them in your heart.\u00a0 Carry them with you into the world.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Lord\u2019s Prayer is said<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Collect\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord God,
\nwho taught Elizabeth of Hungary
\nto recognize and reverence Christ in the poor of this world:
\nby her example
\nstrengthen us to love and serve the afflicted and the needy
\nand so to honour your Son, the servant king,
\nwho is alive and reigns with you,
\nin the unity of the Holy Spirit,
\none God, now and for ever. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hymn, The Blessing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/QnC7z03QkEM<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Iona Blessing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deep peace of running wave to you.<\/p>\n

Deep peace of the flowing air to you.<\/p>\n

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.<\/p>\n

Deep peace of the shining stars to you.<\/p>\n

Deep peace of the infinite peace to you.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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