{"id":71280,"date":"2021-07-25T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T11:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/joint-call-to-prayer-sunday-25-july-at-7pm\/"},"modified":"2021-07-25T12:52:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T11:52:00","slug":"joint-call-to-prayer-sunday-25-july-at-7pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/joint-call-to-prayer-sunday-25-july-at-7pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Call to Prayer, Sunday 25 July at 7pm"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 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 will also light candles.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cThe Psalmist says of the Lord: \u2018You open Your hand, satisfying the desire of every living thing.\u2019 The imagery embodied in the words of the Psalmist speaks of a God whose will is to sustain and nurture all creation. The God who so wills is a God whose \u2018kingdom is an everlasting kingdom\u2019 and one that endures throughout all time. (Psalm 145: 10-18)<\/p>\n

\u201cAs our eyes turn to God, we see that intention expressed in the good gifts that we receive in the course of our lives. Equally, we are conscious that the gifts we receive are not thereafter to be kept and retained by our closing our hands and keeping the gifts to ourselves. The goodness of God is a gift to be shared with others.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin the community of which we are a part, we are called to reflect the One in whose image we are made and whose hand is open towards us.\u201d<\/p>\n

We pray:<\/p>\n

Living God,<\/em>
\nYou open your hand towards us<\/em>
\nAnd offer to us good gifts.<\/em>
\nWe accept your gifts with gratitude<\/em>
\nAnd respond with thanks and praise.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

Living God,<\/em>
\nYou open your hand towards us<\/em>
\nAnd offer to us the gift of life.<\/em>
\nWe acknowledge that we made in your image<\/em>
\nAnd recognise your image in the life of each person upon the earth.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

Living God,<\/em>
\nYou open your hand towards us<\/em>
\nAnd offer life to the world.<\/em>
\nWe receive your offer<\/em>
\nAs a sign of your faithfulness towards us.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

Living God,<\/em>
\nYou open your hand towards us<\/em>
\nAnd offer your gifts to all.<\/em>
\nWe resolve to share the gifts we have received<\/em>
\nAnd not to close our hand towards others.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

Living God,<\/em>
\nYou open your hand towards us<\/em>
\nAnd offer to us signs of your kingdom.<\/em>
\nWe pledge to bear witness to your enduring kingdom<\/em>
\nAnd to your abundant grace.<\/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
\nLord Wallace, Moderator of the General Assembly, Church of Scotland
\nMost Rev. Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Roman Catholic Church
\nRev. Dr David Miller, Moderator, United Free Church of Scotland
\nRev. Neil MacMillan, 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. Thomas R. Wilson, Chair, Congregational Federation in Scotland
\nLt. Col. Carol Bailey, Secretary for Scotland, Salvation Army
\nAdwoa Bittle, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
\nRev. Ruth Turner, 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

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