Prayer for May

 

During May we pray 'Thy Kingdom Come' with this prayer and reflection taken from the MU Prayer Diary:

 

Lord, as we gather in prayer across the world, we remember your plan of salvation where there are no
barriers to hear the good news of Jesus Christ. Come, Holy Spirit, as we pray ‘Thy Kingdom Come’. Father, we pray that it will bring us closer within our worldwide family of Mothers’ Union so that ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ resounds around the corner and around the world.

Amen

 

Reflection: 

 

The central motif of all Jesus’ teaching was the Kingdom of God, the rule and reign of God on the Earth. Jesus doesn’t just announce the Kingdom of God, in him, the Kingdom of God arrives. But while the Kingdom has begun, it is not fully here – God’s world is still characterised by pain, injustice, and death. To pray the words ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ is to express a desire and a hope for the world to be a better place. A world where lives, relationships and communities can have life, and life to the full, through faith in Jesus

 

 

 

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