7 July 2024

Call to Prayer: Sunday 7 July 2024

We pray:

Lord our God, you speak and we listen for your voice
And hear your Word proclaim:
Unless the Lord builds the house,
The builders labour in vain.
May these words engraved at the heart of our Parliament
Continue to inform and to guide the governing of our nation.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.

Lord our God, you are King and sovereign over all
And your rule extends throughout all the earth.
We acknowledge that all authority comes from you
And there is no good governance except in obedience to your will.
Grant to those now elected to serve as Members of Parliament
A desire to govern well on behalf of all the people of our land.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.

Lord our God, you are the One who sees rulers rise and fall
And in the midst of a world of change:
You remain and abide for ever.
We pray for the Prime Minister as he takes up office
And ask that you will grant to him wisdom and understanding
That he might serve the nation well and govern with integrity.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.

Lord our God, as citizens of the world that is to come
And citizens of the nation of which we are a part:
We pray for your Kingdom to come and for your will to be done.
Grant to us a commitment to work with and for
The communities of which we are a part
That, in concert with others, we might see our nation renewed.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.

Signed:

  • Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson, Moderator of the General Assembly, Church of Scotland
  • Most Rev. Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Roman Catholic Church
  • Most Rev. Mark Strange, Primus, on behalf of the College of Bishops, Scottish Episcopal Church
  • Col. Sylvia Hinton, Secretary for Scotland, Salvation Army
  • Adwoa Burnley, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
  • Rev. Colin Brown, Moderator, United Free Church of Scotland
  • Rev. Callum Macleod, Moderator, Free Church of Scotland
  • Rev. Lindsey Sanderson, Moderator, United Reformed Church (Scotland)
  • Rev. Martin Hodson, General Director, Baptist Union of Scotland
  • Rev. Mark Slaney, District Chair, Methodist Church (Scotland)
  • Rev. Ruairidh MacRae, Chair, Congregational Federation in Scotland
  • Pastor Chris Gbenle, Provincial Pastor, Province of Scotland, Redeemed Christian Church of God
  • Rt Rev Kenneth Nowakowski, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London
  • Rev Trevor Howard, Churches in Communities International