{"id":71219,"date":"2021-04-30T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/joint-call-to-prayer-sunday-2-may-at-7pm\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T11:00:00","slug":"joint-call-to-prayer-sunday-2-may-at-7pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/joint-call-to-prayer-sunday-2-may-at-7pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Call to Prayer, Sunday 2 May at 7pm"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles.<\/p>\n

In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe live in a world in which questions of identity are much to the fore. The questions range from that of personal identity to those of communal identity. Such questions are important and from our understanding of who we are there will follow, in large measure, the pattern of how we engage with others.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn similar fashion, the way in which we understand the nature of God will enable us to better understand the pattern of how God engages with us. Scripture speaks of the identity of God when it affirms: \u2018God is love\u2019. We understand this to be the case because: \u2018God\u2019s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world that we might live through him.\u2019 (1 John 4: 7-21) We see something of the identity of God revealed in the self-giving of God. In the self-giving of God, we see revealed the truth that: \u2018God is love\u2019. In the light of our understanding of this truth, there will follow, in large measure, the pattern of how we engage with others.\u201d<\/p>\n

We pray:<\/p>\n

God whose name is Love,<\/em>
\nWe see your love revealed<\/em>
\nIn the giving of your Son.<\/em>
\nMay we embrace the offer of your love<\/em>
\nAnd live in response to your generosity.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

God whose name is Love,<\/em>
\nWe see your love revealed<\/em>
\nIn the One who shares in our humanity and who suffers on our behalf.<\/em>
\nMay we live as those who share a common humanity<\/em>
\nAnd in the suffering of the world.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

God whose name is Love,<\/em>
\nWe see your love revealed<\/em>
\nIn the community of your people and in all who are made in your image.<\/em>
\nMay we share in the life of your people<\/em>
\nAnd recognise your image in the life of others.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

God whose name is Love,<\/em>
\nWe see your love revealed among us<\/em>
\nIn the places where love is known and fear is cast out.<\/em>
\nMay fear be cast out and love be known<\/em>
\nIn the community we share and in the spaces we shape.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

God whose name is Love,<\/em>
\nWe see your love revealed among us<\/em>
\nIn the resurrection of your Son and in the promise of your Spirit.<\/em>
\nMay we live as those who share in the hope of the resurrection<\/em>
\nAnd in the life of your Spirit.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

Signed by:<\/p>\n

Most 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. Donnie G. MacDonald, Moderator, Free Church of Scotland
\nRev. Paul Whittle, 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. Claire Fender, 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

Gairm gu \u00f9rnaigh: Latha na S\u00e0baid, 2 dhen Ch\u00e8itean, \u00f9rnaigh aig 7f<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tha iomadh deasbad a\u2019 dol mu cheistean dearbh-aithne na l\u00e0ithean seo. Tha daoine a\u2019 beachdachadh air an d\u00e0 chuid dearbh-aithne phearsanta agus dearbh-aithne na coimhearsnachd no na d\u00f9thcha. Tha na ceistean seo cudromach, oir bidh ar d\u00e0imhean le daoine eile a\u2019 f\u00e0s bhon tuigse againn oirnn fh\u00e8in.<\/p>\n

Anns an aon d\u00f2igh, nuair a thuigeas sinn n\u00e0dar Dh\u00e8 nas fhe\u00e0rr, bidh sinn a\u2019 tuigsinn nas fhe\u00e0rr a dh\u00e0imh rinne agus ar d\u00e0imh ris-san. Tha na Sgriobtairean a\u2019 soillearachadh dearbh-aithne Dh\u00e8 dhuinn, ag innse dhuinn \u201cgur gr\u00e0dh Dia\u201d. Tha dearbhadh againn air a seo, oir: \u201cchaidh gr\u00e0dh Dh\u00e8 a nochdadh dhuinne – gun do chuir Dia aonghin Mic dhan t-saoghal airson \u2019s gum bitheamaid be\u00f2 troimheasan.\u201d (1 E\u00f2in 4: 7 – 21). Ch\u00ec sinn n\u00e0dar Dh\u00e8 ann am f\u00e8in-\u00ecobairt Dh\u00e8, agus tron fh\u00e8in-\u00ecobairt sin, ch\u00ec sinn an fh\u00ecrinn, \u201cgur gr\u00e0dh Dia.\u201d Ann an solas na f\u00ecrinne seo, ann an solas na tuigse seo, ch\u00ec sinn gu \u00ecre mh\u00f2r p\u00e0tran ar d\u00e0imh ri ar co-creutairean.<\/p>\n

D\u00e8anamaid \u00f9rnaigh:<\/p>\n

A Dh\u00e8, is gr\u00e0dh thu,<\/em>
\nagus ch\u00ec sinn do ghr\u00e0dh air fhoillseachadh <\/em>
\nann an gealladh do Mhic.<\/em>
\nDe\u00f2naich gun gabh sinn ri gealladh do ghr\u00e0idh<\/em>
\nagus gum bitheamaid be\u00f2 ann antaingealachd airson d\u2019 fhialaidheachd.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Dh\u00e8, is gr\u00e0dh thu,<\/em>
\nagus ch\u00ec sinn do ghr\u00e0dh air fhoillseachadh <\/em>
\nnad Mhac, a ghabh air fh\u00e8in n\u00e0dar na daonnachd,<\/em>
\nagus a dh\u2019fhuiling air ar sg\u00e0th.<\/em>
\nSti\u00f9ir sinn, gus an gabh sinn p\u00e0irt ann am beatha choitcheann ar co-chreutairean<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Dh\u00e8, is gr\u00e0dh thu,<\/em>
\nagus ch\u00ec sinn do ghr\u00e0dh air fhoillseachadh <\/em>
\nann an coimhearsnachd do shluaigh, anns gach aon againn a chaidh a dh\u00e8anamh nad \u00ecomhaigh fh\u00e8in.<\/em>
\nThoir solas do ar s\u00f9ilean, gus am faic sinn d\u2019 \u00ecomhaigh nar coimhearsnaich.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Dh\u00e8, is gr\u00e0dh thu,<\/em>
\nagus ch\u00ec sinn do ghr\u00e0dh air fhoillseachadh <\/em>
\nanns na h-\u00e0iteachan far a bheil gr\u00e0dh a\u2019 cur an ruaig air eagal.<\/em>
\nDe\u00f2naich gum bi an ruaig air a chur air eagal, agus gun soillsich gr\u00e0dh na \u00e0ite<\/em>
\nnar coimhearsnachdan fh\u00e8in.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Dh\u00e8, is gr\u00e0dh thu,<\/em>
\nagus ch\u00ec sinn do ghr\u00e0dh air fhoillseachadh <\/em>
\nann an aiseirigh do Mhic agus ann an gealladh do Spioraid.<\/em>
\nSti\u00f9ir sinn, gus am bitheamaid be\u00f2 ann d\u00f2chas na h-aiseirighe.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n

Soidhnichte:<\/p>\n

Am 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 P\u00f2l Whittle, Moder\u00e0tor, Eaglais Ath-Leasaichte Aonaichte (Alba)
\nAn t-Urramach D\u00f2mhnall G. D\u00f2mhnallach, Moder\u00e0tor, an Eaglais Shaor
\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 Claire Fender, \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 Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said: \u201cWe live in a […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71219","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\/71219","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=71219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}