The bearing of burdens is the focus of this week\u2019s joint Call to Prayer from churches across Scotland.<\/p>\n
The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 5 July in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears below in English and in Gaelic, will also light candles.<\/p>\n
Churches Together In England continue to pray each Sunday at 7pm and are using the hashtag #prayersofhope to share the message on social media.<\/p>\n
In a joint statement, church leaders in Scotland said:<\/p>\n
\u2018Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest<\/em>.\u2019 Matthew 11: 28 (NRSV)<\/p>\n \u201cThese are words of Jesus that we all need to hear. We need to hear these words because they speak into the depths of the experience of so many of us at this time. The words create a picture in the mind\u2019s eye. The picture is of ourselves in the times when we are indeed weary and burdened by the particular loads that we have to bear.<\/p>\n \u201cAlongside this, the picture is of the One who offers to us rest. The picture is of human need met by divine promise and finds its context in the affirmation that Jesus is the One who knows the Father and holds in God\u2019s trust all that has been committed to him. He holds our lives in his keeping and offers renewal to those who seek his presence. (Matthew 11: 25-30) Wherever we are and whatever our load, the promise of Jesus is that we will find his renewing presence.\u201d<\/p>\n We pray:<\/p>\n Lord, we come to you as we are<\/em> Lord, we come to you<\/em> Lord, we come to you<\/em> Lord, we come to you<\/em> Lord, we come to you<\/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, 5mh dhen Iuchar, \u00f9rnaigh aig 7f<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Thigibh thugamsa, sibhse uile a tha ri saothair agus fo throm-eallaich, agus bheir mise fois dhuibh<\/em>.\u2019 (Mata 11: 28, ATN)<\/p>\n \u201cFeumaidh sinn uile \u00e8isteachd ris na faclan seo aig \u00ccosa.\u00a0 Feumaidh sinn \u00e8isteachd ris na faclan seo oir tha iad a\u2019 bruidhinn rinn, agus sinn ann an suidheachadh cho doirbh.\u00a0 Tha na faclan seo a\u2019 togail dealbh ann an s\u00f9il ar n-inntinn.\u00a0 Tha sinn gar faicinn fh\u00e8in anns an dealbh sin, agus sinn sg\u00ecth agus fo eallach throm.\u00a0 Ch\u00ec sinn cuideachd an t-Aon a tha a\u2019 tairgseadh dhuinn fois.<\/p>\n \u201cAnns an dealbh sin tha sinn a\u2019 faicinn feumalachdan mac-an-duine agus mar a bheireas Dia dhuinn gach rud a tha a dhith. Tha sinn a\u2019 tuigsinn seo oir tha fios gu bheil \u00ccosa a\u2019 gl\u00e8idheadh gach rud a thug an t-Athair dha.\u00a0 Tha e a\u2019 cumail ar beathannan na l\u00e0imh, agus a\u2019 tairgseadh ath-nuadhachadh dhan fheadhainn a shireas a l\u00e0ithearachd (Mata 11: 25 – 30).\u00a0 Ge b\u2019e an t-\u00e0ite far a bheil sinn, ge b\u2019e an eallach a tha oirnn, tha \u00ccosa a\u2019 gealltainn dhuinn gun lorg sinn ath-nuadhachadh anns a l\u00e0ithearachd.\u201d<\/p>\n D\u00e8anamaid \u00f9rnaigh:<\/p>\n A Thighearna, tha sinn a\u2019 tighinn thugad mar a tha sinn,<\/em> A Thighearna, tha sinn a\u2019 tighinn thugad,<\/em> A Thighearna, tha sinn a\u2019 tighinn thugad,<\/em> A Thighearna, tha sinn a\u2019 tighinn thugad,<\/em> A Thighearna, tha sinn a\u2019 tighinn thugad,<\/em> Soidhnichte:<\/p>\n Am F\u00ecor Urramach Marcus Strange, Primus as leth Colaiste nan Easbaigean, Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba
\nFor we can come no other way.<\/em>
\nWe come acknowledging the burdens we carry<\/em>
\nAnd trusting in your promise of rest.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIn the sure knowledge that we are not alone.<\/em>
\nWe come in the company<\/em>
\nOf all who know the challenge of these days.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAcknowledging that you have already come to us.<\/em>
\nWe journey to the place where you are to be found<\/em>
\nAnd rediscover that you have always been with us.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAs the One who knows our past and sees our present.<\/em>
\nSet us free from that which binds us to our past<\/em>
\nAnd liberate us to serve you in the present.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThrough the One who is the same, yesterday, today and forever.<\/em>
\nMay he hold our lives safe<\/em>
\nAs we embrace the future and the promise of his rest.<\/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
\noir chan urrainn dhuinn tighinn ann an d\u00f2igh sam bith eile.<\/em>
\nTha sinn a\u2019 tighinn, mothachail air na h-eallaich a tha oirnn,<\/em>
\nagus a\u2019 cur ar n-earbsa nad ghealladh agus nad fhois.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nle cinnt nach eil sinn nar n-aonar.<\/em>
\nTha sinn a\u2019 tighinn maille ris a h-uile neach a tha a\u2019 str\u00ec tro na l\u00e0ithean d\u00f9bhlanach seo.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nmothachail gun t\u00e0inig thu thugainn an toiseach.<\/em>
\nTha sinn a\u2019 dol dhan \u00e0ite far a bheil thusa ri lorg,<\/em>
\nagus tuigidh sinn a-rithist gu bheil thu air a bhith maille rinn a-riamh.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThugadsa, an t-Aon a bha l\u00e0n-e\u00f2lach oirnn an-d\u00e8 agus a tha l\u00e0n-e\u00f2lach oirnn an-diugh.<\/em>
\nSaor sinn bho na rudan a chumas sinn anns na l\u00e0ithean a dh\u2019fhalbh,<\/em>
\ngus am b \u2019urrainn dhuinn seirbheis nas fhe\u00e0rr a thoirt dhut anns an latha a th\u2019 ann.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\ntro \u00ccosa, an t-Aon a tha ceudna an-d\u00e8, an-diugh agus gu s\u00ecorraidh.<\/em>
\nGum biodh esan gar cumail s\u00e0bhailte,<\/em>
\nagus sinn a\u2019 coimhead air adhart ris an \u00e0m ri teachd, ri do gheallaidh agus rid fhois.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The bearing of burdens is the focus of this week\u2019s joint Call to Prayer from churches across Scotland. The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 5 July in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears below in English and […]","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-70914","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\/70914","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=70914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70914\/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=70914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}