2. A prayer for peace
Leader: Into any hearts feeling anxious or overwhelmed this Christmas,
All: Come Lord Jesus, bring your presence, your provision and your peace.

3. Leader: Into every home where broken relationships are causing pain,
All: Come Lord Jesus, bring your presence, your provision and your peace.

4. Leader:. Into the lives of all refugees who
Leader: Into the lives of all refugees who are frightened, in need of safety and help, and longing for home or family,
All: Come Lord Jesus, bring your presence, your provision and your peace.

5. Leader:. Into the neighbourhoods and. communities in Lebanon and
Leader: Into the neighbourhoods and communities in Lebanon and across the Middle East who have been hosting refugees for many years now,
All: Come Lord Jesus, bring your presence, your provision and your peace.

6. Leader: Into all fractured diplomatic processes and negotiations, all causes we are humanly tempted to call lost, and each and every violent war and conflict that wounds your image in us,

7. All:. Come Lord Jesus, bring your. presence, your provision and
All: Come Lord Jesus, bring your presence, your provision and your peace.

8. Leader:. Into the resolve and resources of
Leader: Into the resolve and resources of all who long to help – whether among Embrace’s partners in the Middle East, or its supporters here in the UK,
All: Come Lord Jesus, bring your presence, your provision and your peace.

9. A prayer for our own preparations and celebrations
All: Peace be with us
– and break through among us –
as we go about all our busy Advent preparations and
fill our diaries with Christmas celebrations.

10. All: Shine through our glitter
with Your greater light. Restore a bigger vision
of what Christ with us means – Peace incarnate –
dwelling with us!

11. All:. And cause us to celebrate You. as You deserve
All: And cause us to celebrate You as You deserve by making more room for what is close to Your heart.

12. All: Show us how to
more faithfully pursue
Your peace for the Middle East
in prayer;
and inspire us
to better build it too
by laying down our riches
for refugees in need,

13. All:. Give us Your wisdom as we. consider our spending and
All: Give us Your wisdom as we consider our spending and giving and help us invest more in building Your kingdom of peace.

14. All:. We ask for Your help because we. know we need Your presence to
All: We ask for Your help because we know we need Your presence to reconcile our hearts to Your priorities for our lives.

15. Prayer of intercession
Leader: Lord Jesus, Peace of heaven born into our struggle,
visit us with new faith for the advance of Your kingdom,
as we come before You in prayer today.

16. Leader:. In the midst of our own anxieties,
Leader: In the midst of our own anxieties, and the pressing needs that fill
our headlines, we open our troubled hearts to Your hope again,
All: Lord Jesus, source of all true peace on earth, come.

17. Leader:. Lord Jesus, Peace of heaven born
Leader: Lord Jesus, Peace of heaven born into our struggle, we thank You for all those following You by leaving behind their own comfort to come alongside refugees today.

18. Leader:. Minister Your peace to their hearts
Leader: Minister Your peace to their hearts and minds, and strengthen them as they bring practical help and hope. We especially lift to You all Embrace’s partners in Lebanon,

19. Leader:. and particularly the team that are
Leader: and particularly the team that are helping Malik; give them everything they need to continue this vital work,
All: Lord Jesus, source of all true peace on earth, come.

20. Leader:. Lord Jesus, Peace of heaven born
Leader: Lord Jesus, Peace of heaven born into our struggle, we thank You that Malik’s family have found a safe place for him to flourish, and that they are among many who have been given this priceless help and reassurance in the midst of waiting for the war in Syria to end,

21. Leader:. We ask for their continued
Leader: We ask for their continued protection, and lift to You all those still waiting for their immediate needs to be met while they seek shelter in Lebanon or elsewhere in the Middle East.

22. Leader:. We continue to pray for the swift
Leader: We continue to pray for the swift approach of the day when they can return home,
All: Lord Jesus, source of all true peace on earth, come.

23. Leader:. Lord Jesus, Peace of heaven born
Leader: Lord Jesus, Peace of heaven born into our struggle, we thank You for the many people in our world who reflect Your image in us, and Your call on our lives, by praying and working to build Your kingdom of peace.

24. Leader:. Be their ever present help and
Leader: Be their ever present help and establish every work of their hands and voices. We lift to You too those whose hearts seem set on war, or power, and ask for Your convicting, softening Spirit to change their minds, words and actions in Your
powerful name.

25. Leader:. We dare to pray again for full and
Leader: We dare to pray again for full and just peace and reconciliation, most especially in the precious lands and communities of the
Middle East,
All: Lord Jesus, source of all true peace on earth, come.

26. This Christmas, pray for peace with us.
Our star prayer
This Christmas, pray for peace with us.

27. All: Lord Jesus, Prince of Peace, thank you for coming to be with us; for reconciling us to God
and showing us how to live
so everyone can flourish.

28. All:. Lord Jesus, be with us still now;
All: Lord Jesus, be with us still now; keep us all praying and acting for peace.
And strengthen all Embrace’s partners as they come alongside refugee families longing for safety now, and peace back home.

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