Prayer for St. Nicholas

Living God,
You raised up Saint Nicholas in his time
to respond to those most in need.
Help us to know in our hearts
the love you have for us all, 
so that we in our time
may reach out in genuine empathy
to those in our community who feel
lonely, isolated, or overwhelmed  by grief or loss.
May your Holy Spirit be an anchor
holding us steady when shaken by life’s uncertainties

Amen



 St Francis’ Prayer

"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life."

Amen

Ouzel Valley Team Prayer

Heavenly Father, who sent your Holy Spirit to be the light and life of your Church, we prayer for our team ministry.

May our working together increase our faith, inspire our witness, deepen our fellowship, and strengthen our service; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen