24/7 Prayer in this time of crisis
A key part of our response to the COVID-19 crisis should be to “Lift our eyes up to the Lord…” through prayer as we have been doing. But it feels the time has come for us to redouble our efforts in this area by moving to continuous 24/7 prayer. Could you commit to a weekly one-hour prayer slot or several slots if you like? You can book slots to the end of June. You will need to include your name and email address. Your email address will not be visible to others using the system (it is used to send you a confirmation of your booking and reminder of your slot).
You can sign-up for slots by going to tinyurl.com/c19-prayer (use the navigation forward and back arrows at the top and bottom of the page to move between weeks). There is no need to register.
Andrea Chatterley and Aly Ward are coordinating this and can be contacted at prayer@christchurchalsager.uk if you have any questions or need help with booking slots.
There are prayer resources below (including help for those who are new to praying). These will be updated over the coming weeks.
You can sign-up for slots by going to tinyurl.com/c19-prayer (use the navigation forward and back arrows at the top and bottom of the page to move between weeks). There is no need to register.
Andrea Chatterley and Aly Ward are coordinating this and can be contacted at prayer@christchurchalsager.uk if you have any questions or need help with booking slots.
There are prayer resources below (including help for those who are new to praying). These will be updated over the coming weeks.
Prayer Resources
“Pray in the Spirit, on all occasions, with all kinds of prayers and requests...” - Ephesians 6:18
Our vision is that we become a community that has prayer central to everything that we are and do and that it becomes our very heartbeat.
At this time then let’s be diligent and audacious in praying for one another, our community, nation and our world. Let’s lift up our leaders to God daily as they need such extraordinary wisdom from heaven. Let’s pray and care for one another, for the elderly and the vulnerable, for those facing profound financial hardship, and those working in our vital public services.
There is an urgency to prioritise prayer and in the midst of unfolding world events, it is vital that we lean into God’s love, look at our lives and the world from God’s perspective, and call on God to do the things that only God can do. Prayer is our first response, not our last resort.
Let’s start praying together right away, looking to God, knowing that He can accomplish in and through us more than we could ever ask or imagine.
Here are some resources that you might find useful:
A Coronavirus 60 Minute Prayer Guide:
https://www.24-7prayer.com/60-minute-coronavirus-prayer
A Coronavirus Prayer by Pete Greig:
https://www.24-7prayer.com/a-coronavirus-prayer
Download a family-friendly Coronavirus prayer guide:
https://www.24-7prayer.com/downloads/Prayer%20Spaces%20in%20Schools%20-%20Coronavirus%20Prayer.pdf
Download a Coronavirus Lectio 365 daily devotional prayer guide
https://downloads.24-7prayer.com/pdf/Lectio%20365/Coronavirus%20Lectio%20365%20Week%20PDF.pdf
Our vision is that we become a community that has prayer central to everything that we are and do and that it becomes our very heartbeat.
At this time then let’s be diligent and audacious in praying for one another, our community, nation and our world. Let’s lift up our leaders to God daily as they need such extraordinary wisdom from heaven. Let’s pray and care for one another, for the elderly and the vulnerable, for those facing profound financial hardship, and those working in our vital public services.
There is an urgency to prioritise prayer and in the midst of unfolding world events, it is vital that we lean into God’s love, look at our lives and the world from God’s perspective, and call on God to do the things that only God can do. Prayer is our first response, not our last resort.
Let’s start praying together right away, looking to God, knowing that He can accomplish in and through us more than we could ever ask or imagine.
Here are some resources that you might find useful:
- Lectio 365 is a daily devotional app that you can use personally and with your families. You can get more information from this link https://www.24-7prayer.com/dailydevotional
- Lent Wildfires Prayer Devotional you can download the pdf version https://wildfiresfestival.com/light-the-fire-again/
- 24-7 Prayer has also created a great bundle of prayer resources to help us respond to coronavirus and the needs of the world in this time of crisis. This includes being able to sign up to hourly slots on their virtual 24/7 prayer room and join with people all around the world in prayer! https://www.24-7prayer.com/coronavirusprayer
- Family lent reflections from the C of E https://www.churchofengland.org/more/church-resources/lent-2020-church-resources
- PRAYER SPACES IN SCHOOLS These activities have been developed to be used at home https://www.24-7prayer.com/downloads/Prayer%20Spaces%20in%20Schools%20-%20Coronavirus%20Prayer.pdf
- Why not take the opportunity to work through the updated prayer course produced by the 24/7 prayer movement https://prayercourse.org/
- Or look at these extra resources:
A Coronavirus 60 Minute Prayer Guide:
https://www.24-7prayer.com/60-minute-coronavirus-prayer
A Coronavirus Prayer by Pete Greig:
https://www.24-7prayer.com/a-coronavirus-prayer
Download a family-friendly Coronavirus prayer guide:
https://www.24-7prayer.com/downloads/Prayer%20Spaces%20in%20Schools%20-%20Coronavirus%20Prayer.pdf
Download a Coronavirus Lectio 365 daily devotional prayer guide
https://downloads.24-7prayer.com/pdf/Lectio%20365/Coronavirus%20Lectio%20365%20Week%20PDF.pdf
“DON’T BURN OUT: KEEP YOURSELVES FUELLED AND AFLAME. BE ALERT SERVANTS OF THE MASTER, CHEERFULLY EXPECTANT. DON’T QUIT IN HARD TIMES; PRAY ALL THE HARDER.” ROMANS 12:11-12
Facebook Live-stream Morning Prayer Intercessions (Rev. Sister Heather Kemball) Download and/or print here
Daily Prayer Booklet (To help you pray during the coronavirus) Download and/or print here
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