Terwyl jy hierdie ikoon bid dalk 'n paar gedagtes waaroor jy kan reflekteer:
- Waar het jy genesing nodig? (nie net fisiologies nie)
- Waar het ons gemeenskap genesing nodig? (nie net fisiologies nie)
- Hoe kan jy aansluit by God se genesende aktiwiteit?
- Hoe lyk die gebed, postuur, taal, klanke van een wat genesing nodig het?
- Hoe lyk die gebed, postuur, taal, klanke van een wat genesing wil bring?
(Inside the Church building)
Heal us, O God
We lift up our prayer in the healing touch of Christ….
We lift up our community in the healing touch of Christ
Protect us when we cling to revenge and violence………..
Transform us when hatred overtakes our actions…….
Teach us when we jump to false conclusions…
Lead us when we are afraid to follow……..
Inspire us when we fear our own talents…..
Sustain us when we turn from your mercy..
Unite us when we would rather go our separate ways…..
Clarify our thoughts when our thinking becomes destructive
...
Bond us together when prejudice tears us apart…
Create life in our culture of death and destruction…….
Penetrate our stubbornness when self-hatred makes a home in us….
Discover new potential in us when we grasp power and authority…
Sooth our hearts when illness claims our bodies…..
Rest in us when anxiety penetrates our souls……
Cleanse our consciences when sin overtakes us
Refresh our hope when we are absorbed in doubt and guilt ….
Wash our feet when we stumble and walk away from love….
Believe is us when we no longer trust in your love…
Forgive us when we do not serve our neighbours….
Provide for us when we lose our employment…
Shelter us when we become homeless….
Recover our lives when addiction and compulsion overpowers us….
Touch us when we cannot bear our pain…..
Cry for us when we grieve those we love
Weep for us when sorrow blankets our hearts and futures…
Anoint us when our bodies are too weak to pray….
Live in us when we are dead to ourselves….
We lift up our prayer in the healing touch of Christ….
We lift up our community in the healing touch of Christ….
(outside the building)
We stand in our streets and offer Christ to the south…..
We pray for immigrants and refugees……
We pray for all people in third-world countries……
We cry out for the needs of the prisoner, the veteran……
We carry on our shoulders the weight of unemployment….
We ask you to guide our homeless youth and pregnant teenagers…
We carry the cross for people who line up daily for our hospitality centre…
We bring Christ to people who line up here for Brother Andre Café…..
We ask you to heal the people who do not trust this community….
We stand in our streets and offer Christ to the east…
We pray for the end of war…
We pray for reconciliation among all faiths and religions…
We ask healing among agencies serving people experiencing poverty…
We ask healing for the elderly, the crippled and bedridden….
We lift up drug-dealers and pimps who roam our streets…..
We carry the cross to those who cannot help themselves…
We bring Christ to those who feel judged by our faith community….
We ask you to heal the divisions within our neighbourhood…
We stand in our streets and offer Christ to the north……
We remember Brother Andre and the people ofCanada
We pray for our Holy Cross institutions of learning…….
We pray for people struggling with sexual identity….
We pray for adequate housing and employment….
We pray for the safety of all women inOld Town
We pray for reconciliation among neighbours housing the poor….
We pray for all business inOld Town
We long for the unity of believers and the consolation of the oppressed
We stand in our streets and offer Christ to the west….
We pray for navigators of the sea, travellers and sojourners…
We pray for our dead who have travelled to the eternal shore….
We pray for all people suffering mental illness…..
We pray for people living in the sunsets of depression and loneliness.
We pray for all the grieving and lost….
We pray for patience for a new day of love and concern for people…
We lift up our prayer in the healing touch of Christ….
We lift up our community in the healing touch of Christ
Protect us when we cling to revenge and violence………..
Transform us when hatred overtakes our actions…….
Teach us when we jump to false conclusions…
Lead us when we are afraid to follow……..
Inspire us when we fear our own talents…..
Sustain us when we turn from your mercy..
Unite us when we would rather go our separate ways…..
Clarify our thoughts when our thinking becomes destructive
...
Bond us together when prejudice tears us apart…
Create life in our culture of death and destruction…….
Penetrate our stubbornness when self-hatred makes a home in us….
Discover new potential in us when we grasp power and authority…
Sooth our hearts when illness claims our bodies…..
Rest in us when anxiety penetrates our souls……
Cleanse our consciences when sin overtakes us
Refresh our hope when we are absorbed in doubt and guilt ….
Wash our feet when we stumble and walk away from love….
Believe is us when we no longer trust in your love…
Forgive us when we do not serve our neighbours….
Provide for us when we lose our employment…
Shelter us when we become homeless….
Recover our lives when addiction and compulsion overpowers us….
Touch us when we cannot bear our pain…..
Cry for us when we grieve those we love
Weep for us when sorrow blankets our hearts and futures…
Anoint us when our bodies are too weak to pray….
Live in us when we are dead to ourselves….
We lift up our prayer in the healing touch of Christ….
We lift up our community in the healing touch of Christ….
(outside the building)
We stand in our streets and offer Christ to the south…..
We pray for immigrants and refugees……
We pray for all people in third-world countries……
We cry out for the needs of the prisoner, the veteran……
We carry on our shoulders the weight of unemployment….
We ask you to guide our homeless youth and pregnant teenagers…
We carry the cross for people who line up daily for our hospitality centre…
We bring Christ to people who line up here for Brother Andre Café…..
We ask you to heal the people who do not trust this community….
We stand in our streets and offer Christ to the east…
We pray for the end of war…
We pray for reconciliation among all faiths and religions…
We ask healing among agencies serving people experiencing poverty…
We ask healing for the elderly, the crippled and bedridden….
We lift up drug-dealers and pimps who roam our streets…..
We carry the cross to those who cannot help themselves…
We bring Christ to those who feel judged by our faith community….
We ask you to heal the divisions within our neighbourhood…
We stand in our streets and offer Christ to the north……
We remember Brother Andre and the people of
We pray for our Holy Cross institutions of learning…….
We pray for people struggling with sexual identity….
We pray for adequate housing and employment….
We pray for the safety of all women in
We pray for reconciliation among neighbours housing the poor….
We pray for all business in
We long for the unity of believers and the consolation of the oppressed
We stand in our streets and offer Christ to the west….
We pray for navigators of the sea, travellers and sojourners…
We pray for our dead who have travelled to the eternal shore….
We pray for all people suffering mental illness…..
We pray for people living in the sunsets of depression and loneliness.
We pray for all the grieving and lost….
We pray for patience for a new day of love and concern for people…
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