22nd Sunday after Pentecost - 5 November 2006
October 24, 2006
This collect is part of a series produced for Anglican Youth Yeah! - Advent 2005 to Advent 2006. You can read the others that have been produced online, or alternatively download the full compilation.
Readings
First Reading Isaiah 35:6-9
Second Reading Revelation 21:1-6a
Gospel John 11:32-44
Theme
Have faith in hard times.
Sentence
“…so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power.”
Ephesians 1:18-19.
Collect
Lord God
Thankyou for your kindness and understanding towards us in hard times.
Forgive us when we lose our trust in you.
Give us strength, faith and hope in our times of great sadness.
May we forever look to you.
Keep our faith strong in you always,
Through the love of Jesus.
Amen
Contributed by
St Stephen’s Youth Group
We are a small group of young people meet weekly (all girls) having heaps of fun and learning under the name of Jesus We meet weekly. We meet alternate Sunday evenings at St Stephen’s Church. The other Sunday we meet as a combined youth group with 4 other churches. We get together to have fun, fellowship and education in the name of the Lord. We hope to increase our numbers and maybe get some male young people.
We’d like the wider Church to pray for young people everywhere; To especially pray for youth in small towns and the problems they face; and to pray also for all leaders that give up their time to plan programmes and be with young people and the people that support them.
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