An order of worship - praying for the Indian Ocean Islands

MORNING PRAYER
Monday 25th October, 2010

Dieu, mon ami
Tu me fortifies
Dieu, mon bouclier, mon secours
Tu veilles sur moi
Tu me donnes du large
Car tu m’aimes
Tu es la lumière de ma lampe
Tu éclaires ma nuit
Grãce à toi, Dieu, je franchis la muraille.
Pour cela, je te célébrerai
Le matin, et le soir
Maintenant et toujours.
Amen.

Thuma Mina 134: Laudate omnes gentes
Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes to the hills—
from where will my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
He who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and for evermore.
Luke 11: 5-13
And he said to them, ‘Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.” And he answers from within, “Do not bother me; the door has already been locked, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.” I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
‘So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for a fish, will give a snake instead of a fish? Or if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!’

Reflection - by Faautu Talapusi

Thuma Mina 156: Oh Lord, hear my prayer (English, German, French verses)

Prayers
In the ecumenical prayer cycle this week we pray for the people and churches of theIndia n Ocean islands: Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles. We pray for the churches and communities of these islands and the different struggles they are facing and in particular, the effects of climate change.
God of mercy, we silently bring our prayers before you…
Your kingdom come. Your will be done.

Let us each bring to mind one headline from today’s news and pray for the people in that situation.
God of love, we silently bring our prayers before you…
Your kingdom come. Your will be done.

Let us each bring to mind one member of our family, a friend or a colleague who stands in need of our prayers
God of mercy, we silently bring our prayers before you…
Your kingdom come. Your will be done.

Let us each bring to mind the work we must do today and offer it to our God.
God of love, we silently bring our prayers before you…
Your kingdom come. Your will be done.

Hear us dear God, and may your persistent love give us strength and courage to act so that we may become an answer to the prayers we have offered.
Amen.

Lord’s prayer (in our own languages)

Thuma Mina 108: Ream leboga (X3)

Lord God, you open wide your love for all.
We open our lives to one another and to you.
In your spirit we go to do our daily work.
May our worship become our living and our living become our worship.
Amen

Have a blessed and awesome week! 