PRAYER STOP @ ALL HALLOWS BOW

Welcome to our Bus (Prayer) Stop. The difference is, No busses will go from here, but it is a great place for anyone to stop and pray. 

Take a moment. Pray for yourself, pray for your friends, your family, our broken world. Jesus invited his followers to give all of their worries to him. Cast your burdens on him (Matthew 11:28), give him your requests. You can also give us your prayer requests, ‘Say one for me’, yes, we would love to do that, use the request form here :0) 

You may also want to just sit. Sit and remember you are of great worth, God loves you and there is hope here. If you don’t know what to pray that is ok. When Jesus was asked how to pray he shared this prayer below. Why not take a picture of it, pray it and carry it with you through the rest of your day?

LORDS PRAYER

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours

now and for ever.

Amen.

Here are some other prayers you might find helpful. May God bless you today and this Lent as we all go towards Easter day. You are welcome to join us on Sunday 5th April (or any Sunday) for a big celebration of all Jesus has done for us. 

BE STILL AND KNOW PRAYER

God, I pause before you now.

I let the noise settle, the worries loosen and my heart grow still.

In this stillness, help me know that You are God, present Faithful and near.

Fill this moment with Your peace and let me rest in Your presence.

Amen

A PRAYER FOR FEELING TIRED

Let's pray...

Lord, I come to you tired. My brain is full and my body aches, my emotions are up and down, over and under.

I want to enter your rest. I want to feel whole again.

I give you the most difficult parts of my work, the hardest times of my day.

I am sorry for pushing through when I feel the nudge to stop.

Help me to declutter myself.

Help me to slow down.

To breathe.

In this moment I choose to breathe in your Spirit.

I choose to exhale the stresses and strains.

I praise you God for caring for me.

I invite your peace to rule my heart.

Amen.

PRAYER FOR OUR NEIGHBOURS

Lord, I ask you'd save me from those things | cling too tightly to.

In the same way, l ask you'd save my neighbour from the addiction that's destroying them.

Help me be the best neighbour I can possibly be in this situation.

Let me love my neighbour as myself.

Break the hold of this addiction over their life.

Guide them to the best professional help.

Restore them to the original design you had for them.

Bring love, wholeness, and dignity back into their world.

Use this addiction as a path to salvation.

bring my neighbour to you and ask by the broken body of jesus that they will be made whole.

Amen.

PRAYER FOR WHEN HURTING

Lord, I'm hurting. I want to choose forgiveness and yet I also want to choose hatred, self-pity, destruction.

Help me to be honest with my feelings. Help me also to not act harmfully because of my emotions.

I focus now on your brokenness at the cross. I acknowledge my sin placed you on the tree.

I thank you for your forgiveness and healing found in you.

I look at you in your suffering and know that I am not alone in mine.

Help turn around this situation for good. Help me to heal and learn to forgive.

l ask you'd raise me from woundedness to life.

Breathe your resurrection power.

Restore what is broken in my relationship with the one who hurt me.

Your will be done.

Amen.

SAY ONE FOR ME:

Send us a prayer request and we will join you in holding your needs before Jesus.

‘Prayer Stop’ is a collaboration between All Hallows and the House of Prayer for East London.

We are part of the Church of England in the Diocese of London.