{"id":71316,"date":"2021-09-26T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T10:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/joint-call-to-prayer-sunday-26-september-at-7pm\/"},"modified":"2021-09-26T11:04:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T10:04:00","slug":"joint-call-to-prayer-sunday-26-september-at-7pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/joint-call-to-prayer-sunday-26-september-at-7pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Call to Prayer, Sunday 26 September 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, which appears below in English and Gaelic, will also light candles.<\/p>\n

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

“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer<\/em>. (Psalm 19: 14)<\/p>\n

“The Psalmist turns to God, as we ourselves do, in search of the One who will accept us as we are and who will be our strength in hard times. The times in which we live will feel to many of us like \u201chard times\u201d. In these times, the Psalm speaks to us and for us.<\/p>\n

“We are conscious that the words we offer are but frail and we sometimes fear that they will not carry to God. Likewise, we fear that our hearts are faint. In these times, the Psalmist stands where we stand and calls upon the Lord as the One who is our rock and strength, and as the One who will bring us into the living presence of God. The words are offered from open lips and an open heart and rise into the presence of God. The words are offered trusting that they will be pleasing before God. In similar fashion, we offer our words from open lips and open hearts and we trust, that in these times, they will be heard by the One who is our Rock and Redeemer.”<\/p>\n

O Lord,<\/em>
\nYou are our Rock and our Redeemer,<\/em>
\nHear us as we call to you<\/em>
\nWith open lips and open hearts.<\/em>
\nHear us and accept us we are.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

O Lord,<\/em>
\nYou are our Rock and our Redeemer,<\/em>
\nHear us as we call to you<\/em>
\nIn the times in which we live.<\/em>
\nHear us in hard times and answer us in your time.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

O Lord,<\/em>
\nYou are our Rock and our Redeemer,<\/em>
\nHear us as we call to you<\/em>
\nWith the words that you have given to us.<\/em>
\nHear us with words hewn from the experience of life.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

O Lord,<\/em>
\nYou are our Rock and our Redeemer,<\/em>
\nHear us as we call to you<\/em>
\nThough our words are often frail and our hearts sometimes faint.<\/em>
\nHear our words and accept the offering of our hearts.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

O Lord,<\/em>
\nYou are our Rock and our Redeemer,<\/em>
\nHear us as we call to you<\/em>
\nAnd may the words we offer and the meditation of our hearts<\/em>
\nBe acceptable in your sight.<\/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

Gairm gu \u00f9rnaigh: Latha na S\u00e0baid, 26mh dhen An t-Sultain, \u00f9rnaigh aig 7f<\/strong><\/p>\n

Biodh briathran mo bhe\u00f2il agus smuaintean mo chridhe taitneach nad l\u00e0thair, a Thighearna, mo charraig agus m\u2019fhear-saoraidh.<\/em> (Salm 19: 14)<\/p>\n

“Thionndadh an Salmaidh do Dhia, mar a n\u00ec sinn fh\u00e8in, a\u2019 sireadh an T\u00ec a ghabhas rinn mar a tha sinn, agus a dhe\u00f2naicheas dhuinn neart nuair a bhios sinn fann. Tha gu le\u00f2r againn a\u2019 faireachdainn lag anns na l\u00e0ithean seo. Mar sin, tha an Salmaidh a\u2019 bruidhinn rinn agus \u00e0s ar leth.<\/p>\n

“Tha fhios againn gu bheil ar faclan rudeigin lag, agus uaireannan tha eagal oirnn nach cluinn Dia iad. Mar an ceudna, tha eagal oirnn gu bheil ar cridheachan lag. Aig na h-amannan sin, bidh an Salmaidh a\u2019 seasamh far a bheil sinne nar seasamh agus a\u2019 gairm air an Tighearna, ar carraig agus ar neart, air an Tighearna a bheireas sinn a-steach do l\u00e0thaireachd Dh\u00e8. Tha na faclan ag \u00e8irigh o ar bilean agus o ar cridheachan a-steach do l\u00e0thaireachd Dh\u00e8. Tha sinn a\u2019 tairgsinn nam facal le l\u00e0n-earbsa gum bi iad taitneach do Dhia. Tha ar faclan-sa cuideachd a\u2019 dol a-steach do l\u00e0thaireachd Dh\u00e8, agus tha earbsa againn gun t\u00e8id an cluinntinn leis an T\u00ec as \u00e0rd, agus e ar Carraig agus ar Fear-saoraidh.”<\/p>\n

A Thighearna,<\/em>
\nis tusa ar Carraig agus ar Fear-saoraidh,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist rinn, agus sinn a\u2019 gairm ort<\/em>
\nle bilean fosgailte agus cridheachan fosgailte.<\/em>
\n\u00c8ist rinn, agus gabh rinn mar a tha sinn.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Thighearna,<\/em>
\nis tusa ar Carraig agus ar Fear-saoraidh,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist rinn, agus sinn a\u2019 gairm ort<\/em>
\nanns na l\u00e0ithean doirbh seo.<\/em>
\n\u00c8ist rinn ann an l\u00e0ithean doirbh, agus freagair sinn nad ghr\u00e0s.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Thighearna,<\/em>
\nis tusa ar Carraig agus ar Fear-saoraidh,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist rinn, agus sinn a\u2019 gairm ort<\/em>
\nleis na faclan a thug thu dhuinn.<\/em>
\n\u00c8ist rinn, agus sinn a\u2019 cleachdadh faclan a chleachd do phoball thairis air na linntean.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Thighearna,<\/em>
\nis tusa ar Carraig agus ar Fear-saoraidh,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist rinn, agus sinn a\u2019 gairm ort<\/em>
\nged a tha ar faclan fann agus ar cridheachan lag.<\/em>
\n\u00c8ist ri ar faclan, agus gabh ri tairgse ar cridheachan.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Thighearna,<\/em>
\nis tusa ar Carraig agus ar Fear-saoraidh,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist rinn, agus sinn a\u2019 gairm ort,<\/em>
\nde\u00f2nach gum bi briathran ar be\u00f2il agus smuaintean ar cridheachan uile taitneach nad l\u00e0thair.<\/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 Morair Uallas, 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 Oll. Daibhidh Miller, Eaglais Shaor Aonaichte na h-Alba
\nAn t-Urramach Niall MacMhaoilein, Moder\u00e0tor, an Eaglais Shaor
\nAn t-Urramach P\u00f2l Whittle, Eaglais Ath-Leasaichte Aonaichte (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 T\u00f2mas R. Wilson, Cathraiche, Caidreachas Co-thionalach ann an Alba
\nLt. Col. Carol Bailey, R\u00f9naire na h-Alba, Feachd na Sl\u00e0inte
\nAn t-Urramach Rut Nic an Tuairneir, \u00c0rd-Neach-Sti\u00f9iridh Roinn-D\u00f9thcha, Eileanan Bhreatainn, Eaglais an N\u00e0saraich
\nAdwao Bittle, Comann nan Caraidean (Cuagairean)
\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 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 below in English and Gaelic, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said: “May the words of my […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71316","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=71316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71316\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}