Wednesday, February 23, 2011
prayer for Christchurch: prayer in disaster
There was a prayer service at Uniting College today in response to the recent Christchurch earthquake. Here’s the table, set with candle, cross, koru as symbol of hope, Bible open at a comfort passage from Isaiah. We opened with silence, then listened to Scripture (Isaiah 49:14-16, the lectionary reading from last week). We sung to the Taize chant Lord Hear Our Prayer, had space for individual prayer and then said the Lords Prayer together. The words “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done” were hard to say.
But it was so helpful to sit with colleagues, to pray with colleagues, organised by colleagues, for my home town.
Posted by steve at 05:13 PM
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It’s beautiful and means more than anyone can know… x
Comment by Jill W — February 23, 2011 @ 5:24 pm
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praying for you all in the rural churches of Maine, USA
Comment by Karen Munson — February 24, 2011 @ 11:20 am
Thanks so much Steve, prayer really matters.
Yesterday a man handed me a bottle of drinkable water and I had to hurry away so he would not see me cry. What is my life reduced to. A bottle of water and a touch of kindness and I become messy!
Yes, prayer matters, God counts as Someone special!
Comment by Elizabeth B — February 25, 2011 @ 1:26 pm