Articles - Miscellaneous

Prayer for Change
Prayer for Change is printed simultaneously in the magazines of St Edmund's, St Andrew's and Lidgett Park churches.

Prayer of Intercession

Holy God as you have touched us, may we
Now touch others with your love.

The oppressed and the persecuted,
Crying out for the liberating touch of justice.

Touch them with your justice in us.

The poor and the outcast
Crying out for the life-giving touch of compassion

Touch them with your compassion in us.

The battered victims of war and violence,
Crying out for the healing touch of peace

Touch them with your peace in us.

The lost and the lonely
Crying out for the welcoming touch of friendship

Touch them with your friendship in us.

The prisoners of their own fear and cruelty
Crying out for the generous touch of mercy

Touch them with your mercy in us.

And those we love
Crying out for the continuing touch of love

Touch them with your love in us.

May our lives be the place where you touch us,
And we touch others in your name,
For you are the source of our life and love.
"Kathy Galloway in "Celebrating Women" (SPCK)"

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