The Scottish Episcopal Church joins again with other churches and many thousands of people in Scotland in a Call to Prayer at 7pm on Sunday [3 May], in response to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Thirteen Christian churches and organisations across the country will take part in the joint prayer to the Good Shepherd who watches over us in this time of uncertainty.<\/p>\n
Many of those joining together will also light candles at the time of prayer, which appears below in English and in Gaelic.<\/p>\n
In a joint message, church leaders said: \u201cIn these challenging days: Is there anyone watching over us who really understands who we are and what we are experiencing at this time?<\/p>\n
\u201cThe imagery of the Lord as Shepherd and of Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd is woven into the heart of Scripture. The resonance of the ancient, yet immediately present, words of the Psalmist can be sensed, such that even now we can hear those words in the very depths of our being: \u2018The Lord is my Shepherd\u2026Even though I walk through the darkest valley\u2026Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me<\/em>\u2019. (Psalm 23) The imagery is taken up in the Gospel of John where the Good Shepherd watches over us and calls us by our name. He does so because he knows us and knows what we are experiencing at this time. (John 10) Jesus said: \u2018I am the good shepherd<\/em>\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n And so we pray:<\/p>\n Good Shepherd, watch over us today Good Shepherd, you know us Good Shepherd, we pray for the sick and the lonely; Good Shepherd, we pray for the carers in hospitals and in homes Good Shepherd, you know the depths of our heart Good Shepherd, you know us by our name Signed by: Gairm gu \u00f9rnaigh: Latha na S\u00e0baid, an 3mh dhen Ch\u00e8itean, \u00f9rnaigh aig 7f<\/strong><\/p>\n Anns na l\u00e0ithean d\u00f9bhlanach seo, a bheil t\u00ec sam bith a\u2019 coimhead oirnn, agus a\u2019 tuigsinn ann an da-r\u00ecreadh na tha sinn a\u2019 faireachdainn aig an \u00e0m seo?<\/p>\n Tha dealbh againn aig cridhe nan Sgriobtar dhen Tighearna, ar Buachaille, agus \u00ccosa Cr\u00ecosd, am Buachaille Math.\u00a0 Tha sinn a\u2019 faireachdainn br\u00ecgh iongantach nam facal aig Daibhidh – faclan aosmhor, ach fhathast be\u00f2 nar cridhe – Is e Dia fh\u00e8in as buachaill dhomh\u2026 Sheadh, f\u00f2s ged ghluaisinn eadhon tr\u00ecd ghlinn dorcha sg\u00e0il\u2019 a bh\u00e0is\u2026 leanaidh math is tr\u00f2cair rium. <\/em>(Salm 23).\u00a0 Tha an aon dealbh againn ann an Soisgeul E\u00f2in, agus am Buachaill Math gar gl\u00e8idheadh agus gar gairm le ar ainmean fh\u00e8in.\u00a0 Bidh e a\u2019 d\u00e8anamh na n\u00ecthean seo oir is aithne dha sinn, agus is aithne dha an \u00e8iginn anns a bheil sinn.\u00a0 Thuirt \u00ccosa, Is mise am buachaille math<\/em> (E\u00f2in 10).<\/p>\n D\u00e8anamaid \u00f9rnaigh:<\/p>\n A Bhuachaille Mhaith, gl\u00e8idh sinn an-diugh, A Bhuachaille Mhaith, tha thusa nas e\u00f2laiche oirnn, A Bhuachaille Mhaith, tha sinn ag \u00f9rnaigh air an son-san a tha tinn agus aonaranach, A Bhuachaille Mhaith, tha sinn ag \u00f9rnaigh airson luchd-obrach ann an ospadalan agus taighean-curaim, A Bhuachaille Mhaith, is aithne dhut ar cridheachan gu builleach, A Thighearna, is aithne dhut c\u00f2 sinn,
\n<\/em>In all we face and experience.
\n<\/em>Never leave us or forsake us
\n<\/em>And journey with us always.
\n<\/em>Lord in your mercy,
\n<\/em>Hear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>As no-one else knows us.
\n<\/em>Guard us and keep us,
\n<\/em>As you guard and keep those whom we love.
\n<\/em>Lord in your mercy,
\n<\/em>Hear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>For the anxious and the bereaved;
\n<\/em>For those whose pain is beyond our comprehension.
\n<\/em>We stand with them and commend them to your care.
\n<\/em>Lord in your mercy,
\n<\/em>Hear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>And for all who serve the needs of others.
\n<\/em>May the example of living compassion
\n<\/em>Inspire us in our care for others.
\n<\/em>Lord in your mercy,
\n<\/em>Hear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>And the fears which are ours.
\n<\/em>Speak into the depths of our heart
\n<\/em>And calm our fears.
\n<\/em>Lord in your mercy,
\n<\/em>Hear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>And our identity is not hidden from you.
\n<\/em>Gather us to yourself as a Shepherd gathers the sheep,
\n<\/em>That we might know your Name.
\n<\/em>Lord in your mercy,
\n<\/em>Hear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMost Rev. Mark Strange, Primus, on behalf of the College of Bishops, Scottish Episcopal Church
\nRt. Rev. Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly, Church of Scotland
\nMost Rev. Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Roman Catholic Church
\nRev. John Fulton, Moderator, United Free Church of Scotland
\nRev. Dr David Pickering, Moderator, United Reformed Church (Scotland)
\nRev. Martin Hodson, General Director, Baptist Union of Scotland
\nRev. Mark Slaney, District Chair, Methodist Church (Scotland)
\nRev. May-Kane Logan, Chair, Congregational Federation in Scotland
\nLt. Col. Carol Bailey, Secretary for Scotland, Salvation Army
\nAdwoa Bittle, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
\nRev. Jim Ritchie, District Superintendent, British Isles North District, Church of the Nazarene
\nPastor Chris Gbenle, Provincial Pastor, Province of Scotland, Redeemed Christian Church of God
\nBishop Francis Alao, Church of God (Scotland)\/Minority Ethnic Churches Together in Scotland (MECTIS)<\/p>\n
\nanns gach n\u00ec a tha romhainn.
\nNa f\u00e0g agus na tr\u00e8ig sinn,
\nach bidh maille rinn an-c\u00f2mhnaidh.
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,
\ne\u00ecst ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/p>\n
\nna neach sam bith eile.
\nD\u00econ sinn agus gl\u00e8idh sinn,
\nAgus d\u00econ agus gl\u00e8idh luchd-ar-gr\u00e0idh.
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/p>\n
\nair an son-san a tha iomaganach no a\u2019 caoineadh,
\nair an son-san a tha fo fhulangas thar ar tuigse.
\nTha sinn nar seasamh rin taobh, agus ag iarraidh do chobhair orra.
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/p>\n
\nagus air an son-san uile a tha frithealadh feumalachdan ch\u00e0ich.
\nDe\u00f2naich gum biodh eisimpleir an co-fhaireachadh
\ngar brosnachadh gus curaim a thoirt do ar coimhearsnaich.
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nagus is aithne dhut an t-eagal a tha oirnn.
\nLabhair nar cridheachan
\nagus cur \u00e0s ar n-eagail.
\nA Thighearna na do thr\u00f2cair,
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nchan eil ar f\u00e8in-aithne falaichte bhuat.
\nCruinnich sinn thugad fh\u00e8in, mar a tha Buachaille a\u2019 cruinneachadh a chaoraich,
\ngus an aithne sinn d\u2019Ainm-sa.
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.
\n<\/em>
\nSoidhnichte:
\nAm F\u00ecor Urramach Marcus Strange, Primus as leth Colaiste nan Easbaigean, Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba
\nAn Ceart Urramach Cailean Mac na Ceardaich, Moder\u00e0tor \u00c0rd-Sheanadh Eaglais na h-Alba
\nAm F\u00ecor Urramach Leo Cushley, \u00c0rd-Easbaig Chill R\u00ecmhinn agus D\u00f9n \u00c8ideann
\nAn t-Urramach Iain Fulton, Moder\u00e0tor, Eaglais Shaor Aonaichte na h-Alba
\nAn t-Urramach Daibhidh Pickering, Moder\u00e0tor, Eaglais Ath-Leasaichte Aonaichte\u00a0 (Alba)
\nAn t-Urramach M\u00e0rtainn Hodson, \u00c0rd-Sti\u00f9iriche, Aonadh Baisteach na h-Alba
\nAn t-Urramach Marcus Slaney, Cathraiche Roinn-D\u00f9thcha, Eaglais nam Methodach (Alba)
\nAn t-Urramach May-Kane Logan, Cathraiche, Caidreachas Co-thionalach ann an Alba
\nLt. Col. Carol Bailey, R\u00f9naire na h-Alba, Feachd na Sl\u00e0inte
\nAdwao Bittle, Comann nan Caraidean (Cuagairean)
\nAn t-Urramach Jim Ritchie, \u00c0rd-Neach-Sti\u00f9iridh Roinn-D\u00f9thcha, Eileanan Bhreatainn, Eaglais an N\u00e0saraich
\nAoghaire Chris Gbenle, Aoghaire Roinn-D\u00f9thcha, M\u00f2r-Roinn na h-Alba, Eaglais Chr\u00ecosdal air Saoradh le Dia
\nEasbaig Francis Alao, Eaglais Dh\u00e8 (Alba)\/ Eaglaisean nam M\u00econ-shluagh ri ch\u00e8ile ann an Alba (MECTIS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Scottish Episcopal Church joins again with other churches and many thousands of people in Scotland in a Call to Prayer at 7pm on Sunday [3 May], in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Thirteen Christian churches and organisations across the country will take part in the joint prayer to the Good Shepherd who watches over […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37671,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}