Prayer and reflection for June

 

In June we join in and celebrate!  Our prayer and reflection are taken from the Mothers' Union prayer diary.

 

We pray:

Father God, we join in and celebrate your love to us through Mothers' Union. We praise you for the past 150 years, for the vision of Mary Sumner and for all who have followed her, praying and serving in Your name. We delight in all Your gifts to us, the joy of family, the wonders of Your creation, the fellowship of our fellow members and, most of all, Your love to us through the gift of Your son, Jesus Christ. May we always walk in Your footsteps. Give us the strength to be different, to stand up for justice and peace, and be a sign of Your reconciling love for all. We ask this in Your name, Amen.

 

Reflection: In June we have the climax of our 150th year. At the heart of our celebration is the opportunity to give our joyful thanks and praise to God for His love - especially for giving us His only Son, for faithfulness, guidance and provision for all past and present members. We will be worshipping together at our service in St Paul's Cathedral and our Annual Gathering in the Emmanuel Centre. We thank God too during June for parents, the courage of refugees, Petertide Ordinations and commitment to awareness raising for ending plastic pollution. 'Come on and celebrate, celebrate and sing to our King!'

 

 

Photo credit - Fressingfield MU.