Prayer

We believe in prayer!

Prayer is an awesome opportunity to spend time with God, to praise him for who He is and what He has done,  to seek forgiveness, to bring to him our needs and concerns and to listen to what he may be saying to us.

As well as praying together for the needs of the world during each of our services, we have opportunities to pray together during the week and a prayer chain, available to pray confidentially for individual needs.

Each Friday, at 7pm, we are akso encouraged to spend 5v miniutes in individual prayer for the life of our benefice.

If some guidance is wanted here is a suggestion for how to use those 5 minutes each week:

• Remove other distractions. Put other things aside as we come before the Lord.

• Spend a minute in His presence. Meditate on the God that we are coming to. (1 minute)

• Read or recall a Psalm (or section of scripture).  Maybe the one on the daily reading list? (1 minute)

• Give thanks for His character and His answered prayer (1 minute)

• Consider the things in our benefice that God puts on our mind and hearts (1 minute)

• Bring those things to God in prayer. (1 minute)

If you want to use a written prayer here is one that could be useful. …
HEAVENLY FATHER  
WE ASK  that you to bless us as we pray for unity and growth within our Benefice of Street, Walton and Compton Dundon
WE ASK that you  fill our hearts and minds with  the love and light of your Holy Spirit  as we continue to encourage and support our current Church members
WE PRAY that ,   with love and acceptance,   we acknowledge the uniqueness and gifts of each of us  - and  That with   humility and grace   we minister to one another  and  are united  as we grow in faith 
WE PRAY  that with you will  give us confidence, direction and opportunities  to reach out to others - just as your Son  reached out to us on the Cross
MAY we , with arms outstretched ,  welcome others with expectation and joy
In  your name and  for your glory we pray 
Unite us,  Bless us  and Bless those about to join our Church family 
 

You can also download our latest deanery prayer guide here