Monthly Prayer Letter

St Barnabas Parish Church Bredbury Stockport


Monthly Prayer Letter - May

This goes to members of the congregation who receive Communion at home because they are unable to attend church services through illness or disability. Although they are unable to get to the church services they are still a part of our fellowship and are asked to through this letter to pray for this church and for the world. MAY PRAYER LETTER Dear Prayer Partner, How wonderful it is to see the spring flowers after what seems to have been a long dark winter. I can't understand why so many people have no faith in God. It isn't until you meet with Him and have a personal encounter with Him that you can fully appreciate the wonderful things that He has created. The times when you look at creation and just stand in awe and praise Him for His handy work, you feel an emotion you can't put into words. The colour of the setting sun, the seeds that you sowed last year have put on their spring glory, the first cry of a new baby, the song of the Blackbird sitting on your chimney pot, I could go on about the beauty of all God has created. We just want to worship and praise their creator. They are indeed encounters with God, lost in wonder, love and praise. As believers we cannot understand why it is that people can't see. In Romans 1:20-22, Paul writes that God's invisible qualities....have been clearly seen.... so that man is without excuse. The Bible tells us that Satan has blinded the eyes of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the truth. This time of Spring is a constant reminder of God's faithfulness. His faithfulness reaches the skies, says the Psalmist (Ps 36:2). We need to remember this as we listen to the bad news from around the world, and not despair. As the storm clouds gather and the news is bleak, we as Christians put our trust in our faithful God and Father. He will always be there for us if we remain faithful to Him (2Thes 3:3). God knows that after the dark days of uncertaintly comes the dawning of new hope. SUGGESTIONS FOR PRAYER Pray for evangelists in Vietnam. Pray for justice in that country, and protection for the Christians there. After the appointment of a Gay clergyman to high office in St. Alban's Catherdral, pray that the appointment will be changed and that those responsible will desire to follow God's teaching and prevent more damage being done to the body of Christ. Pray too for repentance. A new Alpha course will be starting soon, do pray that the Lord will prompt those who He is calling to join this new course. Pray that the Holy spirit will be working in people's lives and that they will respond to God's call. Pray for our local council, that God will give them wisdom. Many of our councillors are Christians, pray that God will guide them in their deligerations, to show mercy and compassion for those in need, and in all things seek the will of God. Pray for the lonely, the homeless, and those who have lost their faith. Perhaps you know someone who you feel is in need of prayer, or would like you to pray for them, or ask the Lord to put a name in your mind, even though you do not know them, God does. Pray that the refugee problem will be solved, that those involved will seek wisdom in knowing who is a true refugee, and who is bogus and here under false pretences. The Lord says in His Word that a refugee is someone who is in danger in his own land and seeks refuge in another (Joshua 20:2) Remember that our Lord was a refugee in Egypt. Pray that justice and mercy will be done. Praise the Lord for all He has done for us, may we always love Him and serve Him, He is our only saviour, the only one who is able to save, He took our sins away by dying in our place, and opened the gates of glory so that we could go in and live with Him for ever. What a Saviour! Just praise Him today for His love, Halleleujah! Amen Love in Jesus Lesley. prayer@stbarnabasbredbury.co.uk

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