Prayer topics from Rev John – Week of 28 April
We pray…

Prayer of Making a Difference
Only the Holy Spirit makes one alive. I pray for spiritual growth, that I may be deeply rooted in faith and guided by divine wisdom of God. I pray for hunger and thirst for the word of God, that I may be nourished by its truth and inspired by its power. I pray for growth. Amen.

Prayer Points…

1) Pray for students and teachers.
· Pray for our school system, that the changes will be beneficial for the students.
· Pray for our teachers who need our prayers: times are changing and teachers are under tremendous pressure from the administration to produce academic results.
· Our students and teachers need encouragement.
· Pray for cooperation between students, teachers, parents and caregivers.
· As a new term begins, we pray it will bring joy and fruitfulness to all.

2) Pray to Walk in Wholeness. Many of us need healing – healing for past hurts, random physical pains that waylay our days and Spiritual healing for various reasons. Let us reach up to God to receive this healing so that we may be whole and that we may be able to then minister to others in a way that brings God glory. Show others God’s healing power so that they may also be healed and walk in wholeness.

3) We pray…
· For peace and against conflict and political instability.
· Pray for countries and people affected by climate change.
· Pray for refugees and asylum seekers. And justice for all.
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Prayer topics from Rev John – Week of 21 April
We pray…

Prayer of Making a Difference
Create a clean heart in me, O God: a humble heart, a meek heart, a peaceful heart, a benevolent heart, a devout heart which does evil to no one, which does not repay evil for evil, but overcomes evil with good, which loves you above all things, thinks always about you, speaks about you, gives you thanks, delights in hymns and spiritual songs, and has its citizenship in heaven. Amen.

Prayer Points…

1) Pray for our chaplaincy ministries in our Wellington Diocese.
· Hospital chaplaincy
· Prison chaplaincy
· School chaplaincy

2) Pray for the government of NZ. All those in positions of responsibilities, influence, power and decision making, that their focus is for the betterment of the country, the people and not for political posturing or skewed ideology.

3) Pray to Walk in Wholeness. Many of us need healing, healing for past hurts, random physical pains that waylay our days and Spiritual healing for various reasons. Let us reach up to God to receive this healing so that we may be whole and that we may be able to then minister to others in a way that brings God glory. Show others God’s healing power so that they may also be healed and walk in wholeness.

4) We pray…
· For peace and against conflict and political instability. Particularly the escalation of conflict between Iran and Israel.
· Pray for countries and people affected by climate change.
· Pray for refugees and asylum seekers. And justice for all.