16 August 2026 – A Prayer for Sunday

Lord,

in the light of the sun

and the gift of the day –

let us rise in Your love.

In the company of friends

gathered together as a church –

let us rise in Your love.

In sadness and sorrow

and the things which affect us deeply –

let us rise in Your love.

In endings and beginnings

and the promise of new life in both –

let us rise in Your love.

In the company of the risen Christ

and all the saints who have gone before us –

let us rise in Your love

through Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord.