Once more, churches across Scotland have come together to encourage Christians to join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday evening [31 May] in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
This week, 14 Christian churches and organisations across the country, including the Scottish Episcopal Church, have co-signed the letter calling for prayer.<\/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
Churches Together In England will also be continuing to pray each Sunday at 7pm and will be using the hashtag #prayersofhope to share the message on social media.<\/p>\n
In a joint message accompanying this week\u2019s prayer, Scottish church leaders said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThough we are moving into the first stages of the easing of lockdown, we continue to be painfully aware that there\u2019s a long way to go and that what lies at the end of it all remains unclear.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd so we proceed in faith, believing that God always goes before us and knows the end from the beginning.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn this Day of Pentecost we give thanks for the gift of the Holy Spirit, believing that it is by the Spirit that God guides us.\u201d<\/p>\n
We pray:<\/p>\n
Almighty God, by your Spirit, you brought order from chaos. By your brooding Spirit, hovering over the void, you spoke and there was \u2026 something rather than nothing. Almighty God, by your Spirit, you equipped and gifted and led our ancestors to know you and to serve you and to glorify you. And then, Almighty God, as promised by the prophets and as never before, you poured out your Spirit on these first believers – on men and women, on the old and the young; and they were transformed and made alive, as dry bones brought to life. Almighty God, in these turbulent and uncertain times, send us the Comforter, that we might know you to be near. Grant us your healing touch and help us to know the rest that comes from resting in you.<\/em>For the loving touch of your Spirit, we pray.<\/em><\/p>\n Almighty God, by what seemed as a rushing wind and as tongues of fire you brought your Church to life. Come to your Church now, we pray, that by the same Spirit we might be renewed and refreshed and remade and revived. And all our prayers we offer in the name of our Lord and Saviour, none other than Jesus Christ.\u00a0 Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n Signed by: Gairm gu \u00f9rnaigh: Latha na S\u00e0baid, 31mh dhen Ch\u00e8itean, \u00f9rnaigh aig 7f<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cGed a tha sinn a-nis a\u2019 t\u00f2iseachadh air an t-slighe \u00e0s an glasadh-sluagh, tha sinn fhathast mothachail gu bheil astar fada fhathast romhainn, agus nach eil e soilleir dhuinn idir d\u00e8 bhios aig ceann an rathaid seo.<\/p>\n \u201cA dh\u2019aindeoin sin, tha sinn a\u2019 dol air adhart ann an creideamh, a\u2019 creidsinn gu bheil Dia daonnan a\u2019 dol romhainn, agus gum b\u2019 aithne dhasan ceann an t-slighe bhon toiseach.<\/p>\n \u201cAn-diugh, air S\u00e0baid na Caingis, tha sinn a\u2019 toirt taing dhan Tighearna airson t\u00ecodhlac an Spioraid Naoimh, a\u2019 creidsinn gur ann tron Spiorad a thre\u00f2rachas Dia sinn.\u201d<\/p>\n D\u00e8anamaid \u00f9rnaigh:<\/p>\n A Dh\u00e8 uile-chumhachdaich, is ann tro do Spiorad a chruthaich thu \u00f2rdugh \u00e0 eu-cruth.<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 uile-chumhachdaidh, is ann tro do Spiorad<\/em> Agus, Dh\u00e8 uile-chumhachdaich, mar a gheall na f\u00e0idhean,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 uile-chumhachdaich, anns na l\u00e0ithean doirbh agus m\u00ec-chinnteach seo,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 uile-chumhachdaich dh\u00f9isg thu d\u2019Eaglais gu beatha gu h-obann<\/em> O a Thighearna, tha sinn ag \u00f9rnaigh gum foillsich thu dhuinn a-rithist do Spiorad.<\/em><\/p>\n Na rudan seo uile tha sinn ag \u00f9rnaigh nad ainm agus air do sg\u00e0th,<\/em> Soidhnichte:
\n<\/em>Create and recreate in and through us, we pray.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Continue to equip and enable us, we pray.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Pour out your Spirit on us, we pray.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Yes, Lord, grant us a fresh outpouring of your Spirit, we pray.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMost Rev. Mark Strange, Primus, on behalf of the College of Bishops, Scottish Episcopal Church
\nRt. Rev. Dr Martin Fair, 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)
\nRev. Fred Drummond, Director, Evangelical Alliance (Scotland)<\/p>\n
\nNuair a bha an talamh gun dealbh agus falamh, agus dorchadas air aghaidh na doimhne,<\/em>
\nbha do Spiorad a\u2019 gluasad air aghaidh nan uisgeachan.<\/em>
\nLabhair thu, agus bha an cruthaidheachd ann far nach robh n\u00ec sam bith roimhe.<\/em>
\nTha sinn ag \u00f9rnaigh gun cruthaich agus gun ath-chruthaich thu annainn agus tromhainn mar an ceudna.<\/em><\/p>\n
\na theagasg agus a thre\u00f2raich thu ar sinnsearan gus e\u00f2las a chuir ortsa,<\/em>
\ngus an robh e an comas dhaibh d\u2019 adhradh agus do ghl\u00f2rachadh.<\/em>
\nTha sinn ag \u00f9rnaigh gun teagasg agus gun tre\u00f2raich thu sinn mar an ceudna.<\/em><\/p>\n
\ndh\u00f2irt thu do Spiorad a-nuas air na creidmhich –<\/em>
\nair fir is mnathan, seann is \u00f2g, agus bha beatha \u00f9r air a toirt dhaibh,<\/em>
\nmar chn\u00e0mhan tioram air an toirt gu beatha a-rithist.<\/em>
\nTha sinn ag \u00f9rnaigh gun d\u00f2irt thu oirnn do Spiorad mar an ceudna.<\/em><\/p>\n
\ncuir thugainn an Cofhurtair, gus am bi f\u00ecos againn gu bheil thu faisg oirnn.<\/em>
\nDe\u00f2naich dhuinn sl\u00e0nachadh agus am fois nach fhaighear ach annadsa a-mh\u00e0in.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nle toirm o n\u00e8amh mar sh\u00e8ideadh gaoithe ro-thr\u00e8in agus le teangaidhean sgoilte, mar de theine.<\/em>
\nThig dod Eaglais a-rithist, tha sinn a\u2019 guidhe ort,<\/em>
\ngus am gum bi sinn air ar n-ath-nuadhachadh,<\/em>
\nair ar n-ath-dh\u00e8anamh<\/em>
\nagus air ar n-ath-bhe\u00f2thachadh tron Spiorad ceudna sin.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u00ccosa Chr\u00ecosd ar Tighearna agus ar Sl\u00e0naighear.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAm F\u00ecor Urramach Marcus Strange, Primus as leth Colaiste nan Easbaigean, Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba
\nAn Ceart Urramach M\u00e0rtainn Fair, 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 c\u00f2mhla ann an Alba (MECTIS)
\nFred Drummond, Sti\u00f9iriche, Caidreachas Soisgeulach (Alba)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Once more, churches across Scotland have come together to encourage Christians to join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday evening [31 May] in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, 14 Christian churches and organisations across the country, including the Scottish Episcopal Church, have co-signed the letter calling for prayer. Many of those joining […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70874","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\/70874","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=70874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}