27th Sunday C

The following are prayerful resources rather than a liturgy.

• The gospel for the day
  (a useful commentary on the reading here)
• Some optional questions for reflection
  
• Prayers of Intercession
  
• Cluster Prayer
• The gospel of the week ahead with questions

Luke 17: 5-10    If only you had faith!

The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’

The Lord replied, ‘Were your faith the size of a mustard seed

you could say to this mulberry tree,

“Be uprooted and planted in the sea,” and it would obey you.

‘Which of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep,

would say to him when he returned from the fields,

“Come and have your meal immediately”?

Would he not be more likely to say,

“Get my supper laid; make yourself tidy and wait on me while I eat and drink.

You can eat and drink yourself afterwards”?

Must he be grateful to the servant for doing what he was told?

So with you: when you have done all you have been told to do, say,

“We are merely servants: we have done no more than our duty.”’

This is the gospel of the Lord

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Having used our prayer resources, you might want simply to reflect yourself on them and how that might flow into your coming week. Some people have found it very helpful to meet with others and share their thoughts.
If you are interested  in joining a small group to share your thoughts and feelings about God's Word from any of the resources you have watched please email us.         cluster.alpha@outlook.com

Prayers of Intercession

In the 2nd reading this week, St Paul urges us to be courageous and be imbued not with a spirit of timidity, but with the Spirit of power, and love and self control.

May we be faithful and fearless in our efforts to become missionary disciples.

Creator of all, in your mercy… hear our prayer.

For those in positions of power: that they will take action against companies causing the destruction of forests, wetlands, and mountains and  the  pollution of rivers and seas,  thereby poisoning food and all creation.

Creator of all, in your mercy…

For the Church: for the gift of authentic listening: enabling us to listen to the voice of creation and lament our mistreatment of our common home.

We pray for ourselves: for the gift of authentic prayer: may we seek to pray with an openness to God’s will, not in a way that indulges our own desires.

Creator of all, in your mercy…

For our Community: that we may seek to reach out in love to those struggling to survive, those living on the margins of society, and those who are easily rejected or overlooked.

May we prioritise building a more just, compassionate and sustainable world for all.

Creator of all, in your mercy…

For all who have suffered for defending the earth and the poor:
We pray for all women and men, of all faiths and none, who have been persecuted, and often killed, for standing up to those who have sought to destroy their land and their culture.   

Creator of all, in your mercy…

For our children and young people who are crying out, asking us to do everything possible to prevent the collapse of our planet’s ecosystems’.
May we find the courage to take the necessary action. 

Creator of all, in your mercy…

For those who are unwell in body mind or spirit, at home or in hospital;

We remember all those named in the Prayer Foundation. May God’s healing presence ease their pain. May they find comfort and strength through the love and care of those who care for them.

Creator of all, in your mercy…

We pray for all the people who have died recently especially Sheila Ross, and all those whose anniversaries occur at this time. May they and those who mourn their loss find comfort and peace in God’s love.

Creator of all, in your mercy…



Let us now say our Cluster Prayer...

Prayer to be Missionary Disciples