This weekend on Trinity Sunday, churches across Scotland will come together to encourage Christians to join together in prayer at 7pm in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
A letter calling for prayer has been co-signed by 14 Christian churches and organisations across the country, including the Scottish Episcopal Church.<\/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 for Trinity Sunday, Scottish church leaders said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are familiar with the words of Scripture remind us that \u2018now we see in a mirror dimly\u2019 and we might think that these words are especially applicable to our present times. As our society continues in the journey out of Lockdown, there are many things that we know only in part. We trust that greater clarity will be given in times to come. That said, there are some things that are clear and which our faith affirms to be so. In the Gospel of Matthew (28: 16-20), the disciples gather in the presence of the Risen Lord who assures them that in all they now face: \u2018I am with you always, to the very end of the age\u2019. The Gospel affirms that the life of God has been shared with us in the revelation of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and that our lives are to be lived out in the enduring presence of God. Knowing this to be so, we pray:<\/p>\n
God whose name is Love,<\/em> God whose love endures,<\/em> God whose love is generous,<\/em> God whose love is steadfast,<\/em> God whose love is from everlasting to everlasting,<\/em> God whose love inspires,<\/em> Signed by:<\/p>\n Most Rev. Mark Strange, Primus, on behalf of the College of Bishops, Scottish Episcopal Church Gairm gu \u00f9rnaigh: Latha na S\u00e0baid, 7mh dhen \u00d2gmhios (S\u00e0baid na Trianaide), \u00f9rnaigh aig 7f<\/strong><\/p>\n Is aithne dhuinn uile na faclan anns na Sgriobtairean a dh\u2019innis dhuinn gu bheil sinn a\u2019 faicinn gu dorcha tro ghlainne<\/em>, agus abair gu bheil sin f\u00ecor anns an latha a th\u2019 ann. \u00a0 Ged a tha sinn a-nis air an t-slighe \u00e0s an glasadh-sluaigh, agus ged a tha sinn an d\u00f2chas gum bi rudan a\u2019 f\u00e0s nas soilleire anns na l\u00e0ithean agus na seachdainean ri teachd, tha iomadh rud ann air nach eil sinn ach leth-e\u00f2lach.\u00a0 A dh\u2019aindeoin sin, tha rudan ann a tha soilleir, agus air an dearbhadh tro ar creideamh.\u00a0 Ann an Soisgeul Mhata (28: 16 – 20), th\u00e0inig na deisciobail cruinn c\u00f2mhla ann an l\u00e0thaireachd an Tighearna Bhe\u00f2, a thuirt riutha, Tha mise c\u00f2mhla ribh an-c\u00f2mhnaidh, gu deireadh na linne<\/em>.\u00a0 Tha an t-Soisgeul a\u2019 dearbhadh dhuinn gu bheil beatha Dh\u00e8 air a roinneadh dhuinn ann am foillseachadh an Athar, a\u2019 Mhic agus an Spioraid Naoimh, agus gu bheil sinn be\u00f2 ann an l\u00e0thaireachd bhuanach Dh\u00e8.\u00a0 Le fios gu bheil sin f\u00ecor, d\u00e8anamaid \u00f9rnaigh:<\/p>\n A Dh\u00e8 a\u2019 ghliocais agus a\u2019 ghr\u00e0idh,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 a\u2019 ghraidh bhuanaich,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 a\u2019 ghr\u00e0idh fhialaidh,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 a\u2019 ghr\u00e0idh earbsaich,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 a\u2019 ghr\u00e0idh sh\u00ecorraidh,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 a\u2019 ghraidh chumhachdaich,<\/em> Soidhnichte:<\/p>\n Am F\u00ecor Urramach Marcus Strange, Primus as leth Colaiste nan Easbaigean, Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This weekend on Trinity Sunday, churches across Scotland will come together to encourage Christians to join together in prayer at 7pm in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A letter calling for prayer has been co-signed by 14 Christian churches and organisations across the country, including the Scottish Episcopal Church. Many of those joining together will […]","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-70881","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\/70881","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=70881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70881\/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=70881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nYou make yourself known to us<\/em>
\nAs the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/em>
\nSustain us in the knowledge of your love through the times in which we live.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMay we hear the words of your Son<\/em>
\nThat echo down the ages:<\/em>
\nI am with you always, to the very end of the age.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYou gift to us your Holy Spirit,<\/em>
\nThe very giver of Life.<\/em>
\nRenew our lives and the life of the community in which we share.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYou know us as we are for you have made us.<\/em>
\nIn your compassion, be with all who struggle and grieve at this time.<\/em>
\nRemember them and hold them safe in your keeping.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nGive strength to the weary and power to the weak,<\/em>
\nThat we might renew our strength<\/em>
\nAnd soar on wings like eagles.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMay we love you with all that we are<\/em>
\nAnd love our neighbour in response to your love.<\/em>
\nThrough our service of others, may your love be revealed.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\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
\nTha thu gad fhoillseachadh fh\u00e8in dhuinn,<\/em>
\nmar Athair air Tighearna \u00ccosa Chr\u00ecosd.<\/em>
\nC\u00f9m sinn be\u00f2 le e\u00f2las do ghr\u00e0idh anns an latha a th\u2019 ann.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDe\u00f2naich gun cluinn sinn faclan do Mhic<\/em>
\nmar mhac-talla tro na linntean:<\/em>
\nTha mise c\u00f2mhla ribh an-c\u00f2mhnaidh,<\/em>
\ngu deireadh na linne.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\na thug dhuinn do Spiorad Naomh,<\/em>
\nSpiorad na beatha fh\u00e8in.<\/em>
\nAth-nuadhaich ar beathannan agus beatha ar coimhearsnachd.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTha thu e\u00f2lach oirnn, oir rinn thu sinn.<\/em>
\nNad thruas, bi maille riuthasan uile a tha a\u2019 fulang no a\u2019 caoineadh aig an \u00e0m seo.<\/em>
\nCuimhnich iad, agus gl\u00e8idh iad gu s\u00e0bhailte.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThoir l\u00f9ths dhaibhsan a tha sg\u00ecth, agus neart dhaibhsan a tha fann,<\/em>
\ngus am biodh spionnadh nuadh againn, agus gun \u00e8irigh sinn suas mar iolair air a sgiathan.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nD\u00e8onaich gun gr\u00e0dhaich sinn thu ann an cridhe, anam agus inntinn.<\/em>
\nDe\u00f2naich gun gr\u00e0dhaich sinn ar coimhearsnach mar sinn fh\u00e8in, mar a ghr\u00e0dhaich thu sinn an toiseach.<\/em>
\nDe\u00f2naich gum biodh do ghr\u00e0idh air fhoillseachadh nar seirbheis do ch\u00e0ch.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\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)
\nAn t-Urramach Fred Drummond, Sti\u00f9iriche, Caidreachas Soisgeulach (Alba)<\/p>\n