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Prayer
“Why do we pray?” asked a 6 year old on a
visit to church.
Why indeed why do we
pray? Prayer is two way communication between God and ourselves. It
involves both listening and speaking either silently or out loud. We pray to
give to praise God Father, Son and Holy Spirit or to admit we are wrong or
to give thanks or to make requests. The letter of James 5:13 to 14 puts it
this way:
13 Is any one of you
in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the
elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of
the Lord.
The Our Father or
the Lord’s Prayer is the most well known of all prayers. It is called the
Lord’s prayer because it is the prayer which Jesus himself taught his
disciples to pray.
People have their
own preferences of the two versions available but both are equally
effective!
Our Father, who
art in heaven,
hallowed be thy
name;
thy kingdom
come;
thy will be
done;
on earth as it
is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread.
And forgive us
our trespasses,
as we forgive
those who trespass against us.
And lead us not
into temptation;
but deliver us
from evil.
For thine is the
kingdom,
the power and
the glory,
for ever and
ever. Amen |
Our Father in
heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
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Do you know we pray for you? Each week we
take a number of streets by name in the village of Bramhope and pray for the
people who live there.
We pray for the sick
and those who are in need of support and love at difficult times of their
lives or for those who have suffered bereavement.
Did you know that we
will pray for you personally if you have need? There are two groups who will
pray for you our Healing Prayer Group and our monthly prayer meeting.
Alternatively or as well we will pray for you in church either in the public
prayers or privately after a service. Simply contact the vicar Janice Smith
on revjanice.smith@tiscali.co.uk or ask at any of our services or leave a
message on our prayer board in the entrance hall.
Janice Smith
phone 0113 203 7523
email revjanice.smith@tiscali.co.uk
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