August 2025         Prayer Diary

 

1. Pray for King Charles and his close family as they serve our nation.

2. Standing in your presence, Lord my heart and life are changed; just to love you and to live to see your beauty and your grace. Heaven and earth cry out your name, nations rise up and seek your face; and your kingdom is established as I live to know you more. Now I will never be the same; Spirit of God, my life you have changed, and I’ll for ever sing your praise. I live to know you Lord. I live to know you Lord.                             

 3. Pray for blessing and guidance for Graham, Edward, Heather and Nathan.

4. Pray for our farming communities.

5. Pray for Ukraine and all its people as we hear the latest news.

6. Pray for the daily witness of members of our congregations.

7. Pray for all working at Bungay Medical Centre.

8. Pray for all who come to our churches for the first time. May they experience the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.

9. Praise, my soul, the King of heaven! To his feet thy tribute bring; ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, who like me his praise should sing? Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise the everlasting King!

10. Pray for our Archbishop Stephen Cottrell.

11. Pray for Francesco, Zoe and their children serving Jesus in Kosovo.

12. Pray for local businesses to thrive and our councils to make wise decisions.

13. Give thanks for sponsors and team members of Compassion as they release children from poverty and teach them about Jesus.

14. Pray for a reduction in the economic gulf between the nations.

15. Pray for foodbanks. Give thanks for those who serve and enable them to bless the recipients.

16.Lord for the years your love has kept and guided, urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way, sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided: Lord of the years, we bring our thanks today. 

17. Pray for Leon Collyer and his family as he ministers in ‘The Saints.’

18. Pray for Graham as he serves you in this benefice and acts on the needs he sees as priorities in his ministry.

19. Pray for blessing and protection on Julie, Ebony and Ray after sharing their faith stories at their recent baptisms.

20. Pray for the ministry of Quiet Waters.

21. Pray for those we know with mental health issues and all who try to help them.

22. Pray for Barnabas Aid, Tearfund, Christian Aid and Embrace the Middle East.

23. I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene, and wonder how he could love me, a sinner, condemned, unclean. How marvellous! how wonderful and my song shall ever be: How marvellous! how wonderful! is my Saviour’s love for me.

24. Pray for our church wardens, lay elders and PCC members.

25. Pray for Christians suffering persecution in Nigeria, Myanmar, Congo and Sudan.

26. Pray for blessing and protection on Ed, Heather, Barnaby and Judah.

27.Pray for contacts through men’s breakfast and the ladies Care and Share group.

28. Pray for our local care workers to bring hope and show love to all they help, in communities or their own homes.

29.  Pray for our Archdeacons, Rich and Sally, for the Spirit’s enabling power and inspiration.

30. There is a redeemer, Jesus, God’s own Son, precious Lamb of God, Messiah, Holy One. Thank you, O my Father, for giving us your Son, and leaving your Spirit til the work on earth is done.

31.Pray for Ed on sabbatical and the Lightwave Core Team as they support Heather and Nathan.

 

Compiled by John and Elizabeth