Here is a prayer of
intercession and commitment from the Monthly
Prayers page of the Christian Aid website.
Easter
Prayer
'You have made known to me the ways of
life;
you will make me full of gladness with
your presence.' (Acts
2:28)
Risen Lord Jesus,
as the rising sun scatters the darkness,
let fear and the memory of failure
as the rising sun scatters the darkness,
let fear and the memory of failure
be scattered from our
souls
that we may live in the glorious freedom
that we may live in the glorious freedom
of the children of
God
We raise up into your
resurrection light
all who are excluded
from fullness of life
by poverty, unemployment or stigma,
by injustice, criminality or neglect,
by homelessness, landlessness or war,
remembering in particular the peoples of
by poverty, unemployment or stigma,
by injustice, criminality or neglect,
by homelessness, landlessness or war,
remembering in particular the peoples of
[names may be added here]
Risen Lord Jesus,
let us be baptized by your resurrection light.
May we trust in you above all else,
hope in you above all else,
seek you in all things,
find you in every place,
meet you among all people,
know you through everything,
and love you
beyond, beyond, beyond all telling.
let us be baptized by your resurrection light.
May we trust in you above all else,
hope in you above all else,
seek you in all things,
find you in every place,
meet you among all people,
know you through everything,
and love you
beyond, beyond, beyond all telling.
We pray in your name,
living Lord. Amen.
~ posted on the Monthly Prayers page of the Christian Aid website. http://www.christianaid.org.uk/
