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Thoughts for the Week
...from the Chaplain
Week Beginning: 28 September 2026 - Harvest
Don't be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others; ignoring God! Harvests a crop of weeds. Galatians 6:7
What are the values you want to plant in your own life? Try to think of at least five. Write these down. What harvest do you think each of them might produce? Note these down and keep looking back to see if it is happening.
A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring has nothing to harvest in the autumn. Proverbs 20:4
What kind of a harvest do you want to have at the end of this term? This school year? Your whole time at St Olave’s? What do you need to plant now to ensure you get what you need?
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An Acrostic prayer for Harvest Dear God, Happy are those who have bread to eat! As grain grows in the fields and Rains bring the water of life we share Visions of all your people united in Eternal praise and kneaded together to Share good news of justice and peace: Taste and see that the Lord is good! 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.
