31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

 Prayers inspired by: original prayers, and Ps 146, Heb 9:11-14

 An approach, an acknowledgment.

E Ihowa,
E tuwhera ana ō mātou ngākau ki a koe;
Kia horoia e Koe ngā roimata o ngā kanohi katoa,
mō rātou kua hinga.
Rātou, te hunga mate ki a rātou;
E noho ana i roto i a Koe;
Mātou te hunga ora ki a mātou
Titiro atawhai mai,
Aroha mai,
Ake, ake
Āmine

Holy God,
Our hearts are open to You.
Wash away the tears,
from the faces of those who mourn those who have passed;
May those who have passed rest in you,
We who live still,
Look kindly upon us.
Now and forever,
Amen.

For the Church.

E te Atua kaha rawa
You are our God;
There is none before you.
As your Church,
As the body of your Son,
all around the world, and in this land,
We are to do as You do:
uphold the cause of the oppressed;
give food to the hungry;
sets prisoners free;
lift up those who are bowed down,
watch over the stranger
sustains the fatherless and the widow
Help us every day
To love as You love.

Bidding & Response

E te Ariki, Lord, hear our prayer.

We pray for the world and for this place.

Giver of life
Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them,
We pray for Your world,
For its intricate systems of life, death and renewal;
Lord grant us new ways to love what You created;
Where we have harmed what you have made,
helps us to repent and turn our own hands to Your purposes.
Instil in us love for Your creation,
And the bravery to cry out for Your justice
in the places of conflict and suffering;
Here, and far away.
cleanse us from acts that lead to death.

E te Ariki, Lord, hear our prayer.

 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.
May your example of perfect obedience
enable us to love those who are easy to love,
and those who are hard to love.
May your spirit work
Through us
And with us
all just the same.

E te Atua aroha, God of love, hear our prayer.