Prayer for the Day
A prayer that we might reflect God's love
All loving and all-embracing God, our hearts overflow with gratitude when we think and feel your love, manifested in Jesus Christ and poured into our hearts by your Holy Spirit. Let our response be spontaneous praise, praying fervently, reading your words passionately and welcoming the strangers genuinely. Give us charismatic smiles, courteous words and sacrificial hearts when we approach others with your love. Help us to overcome the temptation of being engaged in pious acts to win your favour and instead teach us to live in solidarity with you and with the needy and suffering. Let us and our churches reflect your love in a love-hungry world, now and always. Amen.
Alternative Prayer for the Day
A prayer that we be open to God
Plunged in the ocean of your love, O God, and walking by faith, let us rest in your promises and receive your Holy Spirit. Amen.
A prayer for God's guidance
In pilgrimage, O Lord, show us the path to be taken; in commitment, the will to be obeyed; in service, the cost to be borne; and in faithfulness, the crown to be won.
Ann Mason, Bible Christian minister (1797-1826)