We set off in worship this morning with
a touch of the Celtic music genre and a precious old hymn
Let's pray
So ... let's get into our prayer points!
Pakistan
In Jaranwala, Pakistan, hundreds of Christian homes have been completely destroyed as a result of an incitement to violence originating from multiple mosques.
Tensions flared within the district following a recent accusation of blasphemy directed at a Christian man.
Numerous brutal assaults have left thousands of individuals injured, and the aftermath has left tens of thousands without shelter.
In pursuit of safety, many families have sought refuge outside the city, relying on the support of friends and relatives.
England
We'll all be very much aware from the news of the court case surrounding infant deaths at the Countess of Chester hospital.
Let's pray for the families that were bereaved, the doctors who tried and for such a long time were grievously failed in their efforts to get the matter looked into and for the family of the nurse at the centre of this case ... we simply don't know the details at this stage but there must be a very great deal of grief associated with the whole sorry business and people damaged and hurting from it who need our prayers.
The pains of our times
People around us are not unmoved by the trouble with wildfires in Maui, the coup in Niger, the ongoing events in Ukraine and the constant news of tragic deaths in the English Channel.
Certainly there was spiritual conversation to be had around these issues at the Llandeilo Show this week, and the opportunities to speak about sin and grace, judgement and repentance, mercy and redemption were plentiful.
Let's pray about the impact that tragedies in the news are currently having on people's minds, whether the are speaking openly about these things or not at the moment, and that the Lord would bring people to a state of repentance, redemption and rest as a result of the pain they feel at these events rather than plunging them into despair.
Lord in your mercy hear our prayers for your sadly damaged world and for those souls that are tender to its pain.
Bring light and life and salvation into a world that offers only sadness and sorrow at the injustice and the tragedy, and may many be turned to find new life in Christ in place of frustration at the sense of the future's seeming futility.
We ask for Jesus sake.
AMEN,
Our hope as believers lies in no small part
in the sovereignty of our great and gracious God.
Let's sing ...
Click the Bible below for today's reading
... and here's the sermon video
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