A Harvest Prayer for Others

This prayer, written by the Sunday School 11–13s Group, was read at the Harvest Festival Service on 21 October 2007 by Stella, Brigitte, Grace, Anthony and Lucy:

“Let us pray.

Dear Lord, thank you for bringing us together in safety in your presence where we can talk to you with an open heart.

Thank you for our homes, families and friends. Thank you for the food we have to eat, the clothes we wear and the roof over our heads.

We think of our families far away from Brussels. Please help us to pray for them and stay in touch with them and them with us. Give them wisdom and courage. Help our families to hear your word.

We pray for the people of the world who are in trouble. We pray for the people of Israel, Iraq and Afghanistan. We ask you to bless all people who live in countries where there is war or conflict.

Please be with the people who are sick, blind, victims of AIDS and other serious illnesses. We also pray for the people working for cures for these illnesses. We pray that you would encourage them in their work.

Dear Lord, thank you for being there and listening to our prayers and our needs. We thank you that we can come to you with our problems and those of the world.

Amen”