This Week’s Prayers and Praise updated 21/01/2021

Praise God for:

His loving kindness – He hears and answers our prayers
All of the vaccinations for Covid being carried out daily
Teachers, teaching assistants, nursery nurses and child minders, caring for our children and young people
The Bible, for its words of wisdom, guidance and comfort
The fellowship shared in our churches, locally and globally; we are one church with one faith and one Lord
The new Glenvale estate, bringing new families and new jobs to our town

Please pray for:

Those who are ill with Covid in hospital; their families who wait for news; and the hospital staff working so hard to care for them
Those whose homes are flooded during storm Christoph; may they be sheltered and able to return home soon
America’s new President and his new administration; may God give him wisdom and an ear to hear His will for America and the world; may His peace replace the unrest of recent times
Our church; for Dawn as she leads us to the new lands; and that we may all hear God’s calling upon our lives and have courage to respond to that call
Parents everywhere who are home-schooling their children

Please pray especially for:

Please pray especially for: Peter; Chris; Debbie; John; Amanda; KP; N and family; baby Archie and his family; Geraldine; and anyone we know who needs healing or comfort at this time

Some wisdom from scripture

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Isaiah 43:18-19