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Tuesday 1 August
Anniversary of slavery abolished in the British Empire - Emancipation Day
Liberating God,
We offer a prayer of thanksgiving and praise,
for you hear the cries of the oppressed.
God thank you for the freedoms we experience,
let us not take for granted at what cost we experience it.
We pray for all who remain in bondage and ask for wisdom
and strength for all to seek their freedom. Amen
Wednesday 2 August
Olwyn Powell, invites us to pray
Lord, we pray for families on holiday at
this time that they may travel safely. In their
excitement help them to appreciate that nature
and places with deep water, can be dangerous.
We seek your loving care for all children as they
play outside, Amen
Thursday 3 August
Prayer today is inspired by John Nightingale,
“Fear no more the heat of the sun...” wrote
Shakespeare. Let us pray for those in UK and
worldwide who suffer from the heat. Give us the
foresight and skill to insulate buildings, to track the
coolest places indoors and outside where people
can shelter, to share information with the most
vulnerable, and involve churches in this process.
Friday 4 August
Jean-Baptiste Vianney, Curé d’Ars, Spiritual Guide, 1859
Lord, we praise and thank you for the beauty
and goodness of creation around us. Amen
Saturday 5 August
Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642
Lucille Arlidge invites us to pray,
Lord of awe and wonder and glory. We give
you thanks that you love and care for humankind.
We pray that all who call themselves your children
will show love to all they meet and carry forth the
message of good news to them. Amen
Sunday 6 August
The Transfiguration of Our Lord
Father, please bless all those mourning a
loss. Life may be different for them now.
Please help them feel the love and peace only
you can provide. Amen
Monday 7 August
John Mason Neale, Priest, Hymn Writer, 1866
Barrie Scott invites us to pray,
Almighty God, through your Holy Spirit you
created unity in the midst of diversity;
We acknowledge that human diversity is an
expression of your manifold love for your creation;
We confess that in our brokenness as human
beings we turn diversity into a source of
alienation, injustice, oppression, and wounding.
Empower us to recognize and celebrate
differences as your great gift to the human family.
Enable us to be the architects of understanding, of
respect and love;
Through you Lord, the ground of all unity, we pray.
Amen
Tuesday 8 August
Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221
John Nightingale invites us to pray,
Loving Lord, we pray for our newly
appointed volunteers assisting Patrick Gerard,
the Bishop’s Adviser for the Environment:
Caroline Egan as Assistant Diocesan
Environmental Officer with responsibilities
for training, and Heather Holmes as Lead
Environmental Champion coordinating our Eco
Church programme; may they be given vision
and energy, endurance and hope. Amen
Wednesday 9 August
Mary Sumner, Founder of the Mothers’ Union, 1921
Lord, Jesus, today is Your day, and I want
Your will to be done. So, whatever happens,
hold my hand and let’s face it together. Amen
Thursday 10 August
Laurence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258
Heavenly Father, we pray for Birmingham
and its surrounding areas - our city, region
and home. We pray that you guide the leaders
and policy makers to make good choices that
reflect their communities best interests. Amen
Friday 11 August
Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253
Father, help me to set my eyes and heart on
you this Friday. Revive my spirit, fill me with
your Holy Spirit. I love you, Lord, and want more
and more of You in my life. So, please help me to
draw closer to You. Amen
Saturday 12 August
International Youth Day
Creator God, we give thanks for the
generosity, energy, creativity, and enthusiasm
which so often characterises young people. We
give thanks for the inspiration they are for each
other and for those of us no longer young. May
they have ever growing courage, vision, and
persistence, as we work for a better world for
all. Amen
Sunday 13 August
Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor, Teacher of the Faith, 1667
Lucille Arlidge invites us to pray,
Lord, we thank you for guiding and
helping us to connect with people through our
gathered and online worship provisions. Amen
Monday 14 August
Maximilian Kolbe, Friar, Martyr, 1941
Lord, when I’m worried about tomorrow,
bring me back to your presence with
me today. And when I can’t escape the
anxiousness of what could come, pour out
your peace in my heart and mind. Amen
Tuesday 15 August
The Blessed Virgin Mary
Almighty God,
look mercifully on your Church and on all
who offer themselves for ministry training;
so that by their labours your light may shine
in the world, and the coming of your kingdom
may be hastened; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen
Wednesday 16 August
Lord God, almighty and everlasting
Father, you have brought us in safety to
this new day: Preserve us with your mighty
power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be
overcome by adversity. In all we do, direct us
to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen
Thursday 17 August
Lord, may we who have plenty live simply
so that others may simply live. Amen
Friday 18 August
Father, today we pray for our new Oversight
Areas. Please lay your hand over all
those involved in bringing them into being,
and supporting them. Please may their new
beginnings go smoothly and let your Wisdom
and Grace flow through these areas and their
communities. Amen
Saturday 19 August
World Humantitaran day
Amazing God, today we give thanks for the
humanitarians around the world. We pray for
these amazing people - helping across pandemics,
wars, refugee camps and more. We pray for their
strength and dedication, but more so we pray
that the need for their services decreases as your
people learn to love and look after each other
more. Amen
Sunday 20 August
Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, Teacher of the Faith, 1153
Outgoing vicar Revd Debbie Collins prays
for Holy Cross, Billesley,
Dear Lord, as we move into a new season,
first sitting with the sadness for a while, then
turning it into a new song of love for you,
enliven your people for service. Enrich their
lives with your joy and equip them in new
and surprising ways. Help them to be seekers
of your kingdom with all the possibilities and
blessings you shower upon us. Amen
Monday 21 August
Today’s prayer is inspired by Psalm 23:1,
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.”
Lord, thank you for caring and tending to us as
your flock, thank you for providing everything
we need at the right time - in your grace, Amen
Tuesday 22 August
God, sometimes life gets me down and I
find it hard to see things to be thankful for.
Open my eyes to see the gifts you’ve given me
in my life. Amen
Wednesday 23 August
Prayer today is inspired by Psalm 104:30,
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your
faithful, and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.
And you shall renew the face of the earth. Amen
Thursday 24 August
Bartholomew the Apostle
The Collect for the day,
Almighty and everlasting God,
who gave to your apostle, Bartholomew,
grace truly to believe and to preach your word:
grant that your Church
may love that word which he believed
and may faithfully preach and receive the same;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever
Amen
Friday 25 August
Today’s prayer is inspired by the song ‘I Thank God’ by Maverick City Music and UPPERROOM
You can watch this video on YouTube or choose your own.
He picked me up, He turned me around
Placed my feet on solid ground
I thank the Master, I thank the Saviour
Because He healed my heart, He changed my name
Forever free, I’m not the same
I thank the Master, I thank the Saviour
Oh, I thank God
Saturday 26 August
International Bat Night
Lord, grant us the wisdom and kindness
to care for the earth and all the creatures you
placed here.
Help us to conserve the beauty you have
provided us with for years to come.
Help us to become instruments of a new creation,
Founded on the covenant of your love.
Amen
Sunday 27 August
Monica, mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387
Day by day, as the pages of my own
life turn over, remind me that you
write my name on the palm of your hand.
I ask this prayer through Jesus, who is your
Word, living amongst us. Amen
Monday 28 August
Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Teacher of the Faith, 430
We pray today for those who will
be enjoying this bank holiday. We
thank you Lord for blessing them with
an extra day of rest from the daily
demands of work life, and we pray that your
spirit refreshes them in body and soul. Amen
Tuesday 29 August
Today, prayer is inspired by Psalm 90:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your
steadfast love, so that we may rejoice and be
glad all our days.
Wednesday 30 August
John Bunyan, Spiritual Writer, 1688
The Collect for the day,
God of peace,
who called your servant John Bunyan
to be valiant for truth:
grant that as strangers and pilgrims
we may at the last rejoice with all Christian
people in your heavenly city;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen
Thursday 31 August
Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651
Transforming Church prayer
Sovereign God,
in Christ you make all things new.
Clothe us with power from on high,
that with generous lives and hearts on fire
we might work with you
to grow your church and transform your world.
To you be glory through Jesus our Lord.
Amen
