We pray that the Church of God will everywhere seek to be the field hospital where the wounded and hurting know they will be accepted and held in healing
[Reader] Lord we pray ….
RESPONSE: HEAL YOUR BROKEN WORLD
We pray for all who lead and govern the nations, that they will lead us to peace not war, give priority to healthcare for all, respect all human life especially the most frail and vulnerable, and no longer traumatise their people with terror and war
[Reader] Lord we pray ….
RESPONSE: HEAL YOUR BROKEN WORLD
We cry out for all who are broken and excluded because of their struggle with mental illness; for those whose poverty and oppression deny them healthcare and the compassion and understanding they need to recover wholeness and peace
[Reader] Lord we pray ….
RESPONSE: HEAL YOUR BROKEN WORLD
We pray for all suffering because of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, for the rescue workers and medical staff in their weariness, for the healing of the ocean of grief in the wake of so many deaths and wrecked families and communities
[Reader] Lord we pray ….
RESPONSE: HEAL YOUR BROKEN WORLD
We pray for all who serve the health and healing of our nation and every nation: for doctors and nurses, for psychiatrists and psychotherapists, for pharmacists and care workers, for paramedics and all support staff in our NHS
[Reader] Lord we pray ….
RESPONSE: HEAL YOUR BROKEN WORLD
We pray for the renewal of the healing ministry of the Church: that we will ‘bow before the suffering and vulnerable’, walk with the excluded and greet with acceptance all the outcasts … for those who counsel the wounded, listen to the burdened, bring light to those trapped in darkness; for those who befriend the isolated and pray with the sick, for all who strive to make parishes communities of Christ’s healing Light
[Reader] Lord we pray ….
RESPONSE: HEAL YOUR BROKEN WORLD
We pray for all whose lives are darkened by broken relationships and devastating griefs; for any who despair because of painful memories or incurable physical illness; for those trapped in mental disorder or unending darkness – may they rediscover their dignity as beloved children of the Father.
for those who have died recently, in particular the thousands killed in the Turkish & Syrian Earthquakes
and all whose anniversaries are at this time
[Reader] Lord we pray ….
RESPONSE: HEAL YOUR BROKEN WORLD
We ask Mary, Sister of Compassion and Mother of the Wounded, to pray with us for our world…
HAIL MARY…
We pray for all the mentally sick and for all who care for them in a moment of silence…