October 2022
Dear Friends
There were several such days of prayer in
our country during both world wars (and in times of trouble before then) called
by kings and prime ministers who believed that we must repent of behaviour that
falls short of God’s good commands, that God had the power to deliver our
nation, and that we had much to thank God for.
The calls were heeded by a nation that believed the same things. And we have recently been very forcefully
reminded that Queen Elizabeth shared the same convictions and lived by them
right through into the Twenty-First Century.
I
can’t call the nation to pray but I can appeal to you to consider
the huge challenges we face: in our national debt, health service, schools and
politics; with war in Ukraine, rising fuel and food prices and uncertain energy
supply; overwhelmed by family breakdowns and our mental health crisis; having
lost so much of our moral compass and our hope for the future. Do you think we have the answer to any
of these problems?
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Please come on one of these dates to pray for our nation for 30 minutes:
Holy Trinity Church Holme on Sunday
16th October at 4.00pm
St James Church Burton on Sunday 23rd
October at 4.00pm
I will not
be asking you to pray out loud or to sing.
I will lead in some prayers, and there will be time for silent thoughts
and prayer. That’s all. Do come.
Sincerely
Graham Burrows