The Prayer Group of Montreal West handles requests for prayers. Once we receive your request, prayers will be offered daily for 4 weeks by the dozen individuals who comprise it.
Each member of our Prayer Group prays in their own way focusing on the person and circumstance that is told to us. While we cannot always be certain of specific outcomes, we can ask for strength and support for those facing struggles of a physical or emotional nature, for those grappling with decisions, changes or losses, or for those for whom death may be approaching. God's healing power is a strength we can all draw from.
Requests are kept confidential within the group.
Requests can be made through the minister,
or the church office by calling 514-482-3210
or by emailing us at infor@mwuc.org
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Montreal West United Church
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A Table Grace- a short prayer of thanks for the food. An easy one to teach to children. God is great! God is good! Thank you God for this food! Amen. A bedtime prayer for children. You can have them repeat it line by line. Adjust it to fit your family. Dear God, thank you for today, and all the fun I had. God bless Mom & Dad, Grandma & Grandpa, my aunts and uncles and cousins, my brothers and sisters, all my friends, and me! Amen. The Prayer of St. Francis Lord, make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me bring your love. Where there is injury, your healing power. Where there is doubt, true faith in you. Where there is despair in life, let me bring hope. Where there is darkness, only light. Where there is sadness, ever joy. O Spirit grant that I may never seek, so much to be consoled as to console, to be understood, as to understand, to be loved as to love with all my soul. For it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, in giving that we receive, and in dying that we're born to eternal life.
Prayer is a powerful source of healing and energy. Here are some
prayers, to give you some ideas to help you in your time of connecting
with the divine.
A Prayer for Peace (written by Brother Roger of Taize after Sept. 11 2001) Holy Spirit, however powerless we may be, enable us to bring peace where there are oppositions and violence, and to make a reflection of God’s compassion visible through our lives. Yes, enable us to love and to express it by the lives we lead. A Prayer For Healing Heal me, hands of Jesus, and search out all my pain; Restore my hope, remove my fear, and bring me peace again. Cleanse me, blood of Jesus, take all bitterness away; Let me forgive as one forgiven, and bring me peace today. Know me, mind of Jesus, and show me all my sin; Dispel the memories of guilt, and bring me peace within. Fill me, joy of Jesus, anxiety shall cease, and heaven's serenity be mine, for Jesus brings me peace. A Prayer Asking for Forgiveness Gracious God, my sins are too heavy to carry. They are too big to hide, too deep to undo. Forgive me for the things I can barely bring myself to mention. My heart can no longer bear this sorrow. Set me free from a past which I cannot change, and open my heart to a future in which we can be changed. Grant that I may grow in your forgiving love, and find new life again, through the promise of your son, Jesus Christ. Amen. A Prayer asking for God to bless your Home Gracious God, giver of life and love, may this house be a sign of your kingdom. May those who live here live together in joy and peace. Bless all who visit this house, may it be a blessing to them. Bless the work and play which happens here, may it enrich our souls and improve this world. Bless the nurturing and growth which will happen here. Be present in this house, O God, and build it up in your love. Amen. A Prayer to give thanks for the birth of a child Gracious God, we thank you for the gift of this child, and his/her presence in this world. May they grow to know your loving kindness. Watch over them, give them health and happiness. Bless them each day. For all this we give you thanks. Amen. A Prayer for those who are Aging. When signs of age begin to mark my body, may I not run from the reality of my situation. Help me to face with dignity the days when illness diminishes me, or weariness overtakes me. Make me wise, to see these things through the eyes of eternity. Give me grace and a sense of humour to deal with all that comes with advanced age. I thank you for the years I have enjoyed. May I learn to appreciate all that is yet to come, knowing that you walk with me and bless me every day, dear God. Amen. For a Farewell Loving God, we thank you for all the times we have shared with these our friends. We thank you for the moments when we worked together, laughed together, cried together. For the good times and the bad times. For having someone to see it through together with. We feel sorrow in knowing this time together is coming to a close. Sorround them in your love. Bless them as they begin their new life in their new home, where there are new opportunities to know you, and to love. In the name of Jesus Christ, our friend, we pray. Amen. |
