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PRAY NOW: TODAY'S PRAYER
Astonishing relationships - David and Jonathan
. . . the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved
him as his own soul. Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he
loved him as his own soul.
Prayer
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever
That my heart sings for my beloved
My deepest soul friend
In whom my spirit delights
Formed in a covenant of love
A touching closeness
not fuelled by lust or desire
But treasured with deep tenderness
In union, in communion
With God and each other.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever
That my heart sings for my beloved
My deepest soul friend
In whom my spirit delights
When the years are silent
Separated by time and space
Meeting again seems only like yesterday
For in you I am more fully alive
More fully human
More me
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever
That my heart sings for my beloved
My deepest soul friend
In whom my spirit delights
A love unspoken which when death parts
Comforts the mourning family
But speaks not to the aching grief in the closeness of friends.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever
That my heart sings for my beloved
My deepest soul friend
In whom my spirit delights
Readings
Ruth 1 Ruth and Naomi
John 19:25-7 Mary and John
Acts 13:14 Barnabas and Paul
Acts 15:37-41 Paul and Silas
Prayer activity
Think of your friends and list the attributes you like best about them. Give God
thanks for friends and think about what it is that you give to them.
Prayer for the Church
Those who seek to renew the life and mission of the Church and establish its priorities for its future witness to the Gospel
especially the Council of Assembly.
Blessing
Blessed be those who are loyal and faithful
Blessed be those with who make us fully alive
Blessed be the name of a friend
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