Prayers inspired by original prayers, Psalm 90:1-8, Zephaniah 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30
[We remember our home, and approach our God]
E te Ariki
Ko koe tō tātou nohoanga
I ngā whakatipuranga katoa
Kāhore anō i whānau noa ngā maunga
Kāhore i hanga e koe te whenua me te ao
Ko Koe te Atua nō tuawhakarere a, ake tonu.
Nā reira
Ka tangi o mātou ngākau ki a Koe
Mō rātou kua wehe,
Te tohunga, te rangatira, te marea.
Auē te aroha.
Kua hoki ki te kainga.
Lord, You have been our dwelling place
In all generations,
Before the mountains were brought forth,
Or ever You formed the Earth and the world,
From everlasting to everlasting
You are God.
And so.
Our hearts cry out to You
For those who have departed from us.
The tohunga, the leader, the ordinary person, all.
In love, we weep.
For they have returned home.
Bidding and Response:
Jesus, we are the people of Your light
We follow Your way.
[We pray for the Church]
For the Church.
Ihu, Jesus.
Strengthen your Church
To be Your body in the world.
In times of doubt and fear;
In times of political and moral uncertainty;
As people love themselves more than You;
Let us not assume our own righteousness.
Instead –
teach us to number our days
That we may get a heart of wisdom.
Grant us humility in our ministries,
our leading, and in our following.
Grant us courage to act in love;
Even as we fail and fall and try again.
Grant us again the wisdom
To follow.
Jesus, we are the people of Your light
We follow Your way.
[We pray for the world]
E te Wairua Tapu
tau mai rā.
Be at work in the world;
Loving, prompting, reminding -
That day of the Lord is coming,
That day that will come like a thief in the night.
Be silent before the Lord God!
For the day of the Lord is near;
the Lord has prepared a sacrifice
and consecrated his guests.
Jesus, we are the people of Your light
We follow Your way.
[We pray for our communities and for our own needs.]
E te Tokotoru Tapu, Holy Trinity:
We lift up to you those whom we love;
Those whom we struggle to love;
Those we live amongst,
Those who need Your help.
Help us to see Your image in
Each person.
We lift to you now our prayers for our own needs,
And our own burdens.
We lift them to You.
Jesus, we are the people of Your light
We follow Your way.
