Intercessions

Invite people to pray for your community silently or out loud. Or use these words as a focus for intercession:

Thank God for his presence which brings light and hope to everything it touches. Pray that he would help your church take steps to be more physically and relationally present in your parish/local area.

Thank God for all the people and gifts he has given in your church and community to grow good. Pray that the social action initiatives in your church might be both an entry point and a discipleship opportunity for those who participate.

Pray that God will give you fresh vision to see the problems that exist in your community, and the grace to look through his eyes to see the things that are already existing in your community, the treasures, that you can use to help meet the needs of people.