Prayers 31 May 2026 Trinity Sunday
Prayers inspired by original prayers; Rev Waiora Te Moni He Rau Ōriwa “Rau Purea”; Psalm 8; Isaiah 40:12-17,27-31; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20. Bosco Peters 'Trinity Sunday 2026'
[We gather]
E te Tokotoru Tapu o te pūaroha
Whakatata mai ki a mātou;
Whakamāramatia tō mātou pōuri
mō rātou kua ngaro ki te pō,
mō mātou e noho tonu ana i te ao hurihuri nei;
Holy triune God of compassion,
draw near to us.
Bring light to our darkness,
for those who have gone to your sacred darkness
and to us who reside still
in this ever changing world.
Ka tāhuri mātou ki a Koe
i runga i te aroha;
Tau mai te rongo kia mau,
Kia whēuka, kia ita
kia whakanuia Tō ingoa tapu.
Hui ē, tāiki ē.
And so we turn to You in love;
Let Your peace be upon us
holding us together,
that we may praise Your holy name.
as one.
[We pray for the Church]
Help us to understand You,
as One God in Three Persons
three Persons as one Being,
just as a cube is also six squares.
Help us to understand
what it could be to live in perfect relationship.
E te Matua,
As Your church we can he hopeful
in the face of pain.
Help us to speak out for what is right in your eyes;
Help Your Church to lift Her Voice
that others may find You.
We hope in You.
Renew our strength.
[We pray for the world]
E te Tokotoru Tapu, Holy Trinity;
You reign, e te Atua, let the earth be glad;
let the distant shores rejoice.
Those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Jesus, our friend and brother;
The only One through whom we can approach the Father
Holy Spirit,
poured out into our hearts,
given to us, in love.
Bless our world in its brokenness,
e te Tokotoru Tapu.
Our home, our place.
Bring us,
your creation,
to Your loving purpose.
We hope in You.
Renew our strength.
[We pray for our communities and for our own needs.]
E te Tokotoru Tapu, Holy Trinity
Bless our homes, our schools, our streets,
our workplaces,
our places of community, and of gathering,
our lonely and sad places.
God the source of all being,
through the eternal Word, in
the power of the Holy Spirit -
We hope in You.
Renew our strength.
