Methodist Prayer Handbook - Methodist Church

Hidden Treasures – 2023/2024

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'Hidden Treasures' is based on Isaiah 45:3, with inspiration from Romans 8:22-29 and Psalm 139.

We talk easily about ‘the light of Christ’, yet truly God is at work in the darkness, and in the most difficult of times. We believe that God’s hidden treasures are present, often in unexpected places and unexpected people, and we continue to see God at work even in marginalised communities. This Handbook contains prayers for the Methodist Church to be the Church that God desires; and that explore how we should live out Our Calling, as we respond to the gospel of God’s love in Christ.

Please note that there is an error on page 95 of the handbook. You can download a revised version of the page here.

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Praise and Protest – 2024/2025

The 2024/2025 Methodist Prayer Handbook title and theme is: Praise and Protest.

In her song of praise, the ‘Magnificat’ (Luke 1:46-55), Mary thanks God for the child Jesus, who will announce God’s kingdom which “brings down the powerful from their thrones and lifts up the lowly.”

To engage in God’s mission and be part of that transformation, we believe the Methodist Church is called to become an increasingly evangelistic, inclusive and justice-seeking Church.

Following the prophet Isaiah’s call, echoing through the ages to us and reflected in Mary’s prayer, the 2024/2025 Prayer Handbook contains prayers on how the Church can “learn to do right; seek justice and defend the oppressed” (Isaiah 1:17a, NIV).