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PRAYERS FOR CHANGE

Prayers for our world are reproduced for the magazines of Lidgett Park, St Edmund's and St Andrew's Churches as a shared time of reflection and praise to God.

Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring forth for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. (Jeremiah 33, 14-15)

God says,
We're opening a new Branch,
a new partnership with people.
Israel and Judah will benefit
(it's in the terms of the contract).
Safe cities, peaceful communities
the new Branch will see to it.
Its mission will be based on just dealing
(just like the Parent company but
with a local focus)
and in time
everyone will know that this new Branch
expresses and shares the Name of God
'the Lord our Righteousness'.

God of all creative enterprise,
wherever companies and communities
are planning new ventures in partnership,
let the longing for justice drive their negotiations
and peace and safety be their prime concerns.
Help us and them to see
in their meetings and papers
their setbacks and achievements
the coming of God our Righteousness
whose love and justice
have always been
will always be
written into your covenant agreement
with humankind.

Heather Pencavel

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