Intercessions

Inspired by John 6:1-21, the following intercessory prayers were written for Ordinary Sunday 17B (July 25) by participants in our monthly Liturgy Resource group – Jane, Anne, Abner and Andrew.

Jesus, you are free to love;
Free us from fear to share your love.

Our lives are busy and noisy.
We are not always good at knowing when to rest,
or when to take time for quiet prayer.

Jesus, you are free to love;
Free us from fear to share your love.

It is human to feel.
Emotions can connect us to each other and to you.
All emotions have this capacity.

Jesus, you are free to love;
Free us from fear to share your love.

We pray for food services, food hubs and food vans;
Oz Harvest, Favour, the Wayside Chapel, Youth Off the Streets,
volunteers as well as local bakeries and other businesses.

Jesus, you are free to love;
Free us from fear to share your love.

People are hungry on our streets.
People are hungry in our churches.
Sometimes they are not seen.
Help us to acknowledge them.

Jesus, you are free to love;
Free us from fear to share your love.

Help us to be generous
so we can recognise loneliness, isolation and despair;
so we can recognise the hunger for learning,
the passion for music, life and wisdom.

Jesus, you are free to love;
Free us from fear to share your love.

People are displaced and in need of a home.
May they know your peace.
May we open our homes and hearts to all in need.
Make us channels of your peace.
And where there is hunger, let us bring what we have.
Amen.