Circuit Payer Diary – Day Nineteen

Remembering those in our Circuit who have died recently

We give thanks for their lives and their contributions to the work of the Body of Christ here on earth.We are grateful to all those who have loved us and been there for us in times of doubt or difficulty.

God be in my head, and in my understanding; God be in mine eyes, and in my looking; God be in my mouth, and in my speaking; God be in my heart, and in my thinking; God be at mine end, and at my departing.

Words: Sarum Primer, 1558

Lord God, creator of all, you have made us creatures of this earth, but have also promised us a share in life eternal. According to your promises, may all who have died in the peace of Christ come with your saints to the joys of your kingdom, where there will be neither sorrow nor pain, but life everlasting. Amen.

Praying for St Albans City and District Bereavement Network / Bereavement Matters.

We remember when Jesus heard of the death of his friend, Lazarus, He wept. He knew the pain of bereavement and he can also share in the agonising pain of loneliness. Can anyone begin in the tiniest way to appreciate what he felt on the cross when he had given all through his love and "They all left Him"? Therefore that same love of Jesus is there for those who are walking the lonely, painful path of bereavement. So we pray for SABN (Bereavement Matters) whose staff are skilled and there to journey with those who are suffering that pain including children who are often bewildered and confused.