Prayers - 14 June 2026
Original prayers, Psalm 100; Exodus 19:2-8a; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8,(9-23)
Preparation
E te Atua aroha
Loving God
Titiro atawhai mai
ki a rātou kua wehe atu ki te pō,
Whata mā, Tarāti mā,
te rangatira, te marea,
ki ngā whānau hoki e pōuri ana.
Titiro aroha mai
ki a mātou te hunga ora tonu.
Look kindly upon our people,
who have passed into the night,
the great and the ordinary.
Look kindly upon their whānau who mourn
and upon we who remain.
For the Church
E te te Hepara Pai,
Nōu hoki te kotinga
Good shepherd,
and Lord of the harvest -
You have compassion
for the harassed and helpless;
and we Your Church
are Your hands in the world;
your workers for the harvest;
grant us a work to do,
grant that we be unafraid to do it,
shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
May we abound in Your compassion.
Christ died for us all
To create in us
the heart of something new;
something great.
Bless us, Your church in the world.
Freely we have received; may we freely give.
Source of all hope and all harvest, hear our prayer.
For the world
Wairua Tapu
Through us
And with us
grant hope to all those who suffer in the world.
Comfort all who suffer illness, unhappiness, and fear;
all who suffer under conflict and injustice;
Lift up those who have no power,
and guide and prod those who have too much,
to remember the source of all power.
Source of all hope and all harvest, hear our prayer.
Our communities
Bless our homes, our workplaces,
our places of community, learning and gathering.
Help us to love those who are easy to love
and those who are hard to love.
May You love work within us all, just the same.
Where suspicion and dissension threaten,
help us to find pathways to trust and understanding.
Source of all hope and all harvest, hear our prayer.
