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Week Beginning: 22 June 2026 -Equality and Difference
In Christ's family there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female. Among us you are all equal. Galatians 3:28
Can you imagine a society where there is perfect equality between different races, classes, genders and abilities? What would it be like to live there? What prevents us from having such a society here and now?
See that you also excel in this grace of giving…Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. 2 Corinthians 8:7,13
What can you give to someone today so that there might be equality? Decide what you’re going to give, to whom you will give it, and when you will do it.
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Dear God, We pray for all those in our world suffering from racism, sexism and religious discrimination. For the individuals who are silenced for expressing their beliefs. For the people who feel marginalised within society. Forgive us, Lord, if we consciously or unconsciously share in the conditions or in a system that perpetuates injustice. Guide lawmakers and those at the head of government to make decisions that grant all individuals equal status under the law. Amen |
Our School Prayer
Eternal God,
Help us through our duty to you
To love our neighbour,
To care for others,
To do our best for and in school,
To work for the common good of our community,
And to care for ourselves as we serve you.
Amen
Additional prayers for difficult times
Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of your mercy in this time of uncertainty and distress.
Sustain and support the anxious and fearful,
and lift up all who are brought low; that we may rejoice in your comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.
Celtic Circle Prayer
Circle me Father God, Keep love within and hatred without, Keep hope within and despair without, Keep peace within and anxiety without. Circle me Father God, Keep strength within and weakness without, Keep faith within and doubt without, Keep light within and darkness without. Circle me Father God, Surround me with your love, Surround me with your protection, Surround me with your peace.
Amen.
