What a wonderful spell of weather we are enjoying -  which may well continue for another week.

 

There are three notable events this week  -

Looking at the current world events, this line of a hymns seems so appropriate -

 

“For the healing of the nations, Lord, we pray with one accord.” Does the future of Ukraine hang in the balance? Troubles in Gaza, the Middle East, Pakistan and India.

 

We attempt to cover these events in the Prayer Diary.


Prayer Diary Notes - Week commencing 14 May 2025.

This week’s topic features the words “Health and Healing”.

Isaiah 53:5 “He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.”

Jeremiah 8:15 “We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing but found only terror.” Is that the situation in the world at this moment?

Psalm 41:4 The prayer of the Psalmist – “O Lord, have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

After Peter and John were threatened by the religious authorities this was their prayer in Acs 4:30 “Strech our Your hand  with healing power; may miraculous  signs and wonders be done through the name of Your Holy Servant Jesus. After this prayer, the meeting place shook and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the Word of God with boldness.”

James 5:16 “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.”

3 John 1:2 “Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are in spirit.”

 

Hymns based on the words “Health and Healing”.

MP 496 “Jesus! The name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease. ‘Tis music in the sinner’s ears, ‘tis life, and health, and peace.”

MP 564 “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation; O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation. All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near, praise Him in glad adoration.”

MP 699 ”Thou who didst come to bring, on Thy redeeming wing, healing and sight; health to the sick in mind, sight to the inly blind, O now to all mankind let there be light!”

MP 372 “Thou, O Christ, art all I want, more than all in thee I find; raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is Thy name, I am all unrighteousness; false and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace.”

MP 396 “Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; sight, riches, healing of the mind, yea, all I need in thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come.”

MP 251 ”How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds in a believer’s ear; it soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds and drives away his fear.”

MP 732 “We thank Thee then our Father. for all things bright and good, the seedtime and the harvest, our life our health, our food.


Prayer Diary

South Lochaber Church

Wednesday 14 May

We thank You Lord that this week, we focus on the work of Christian Aid in bringing help and relief in troubled areas of our world. May fund raising match the demand for their work to those who are oppressed and destitute.

 

Thursday 15 May Christian Aid Lunch in Kentallen & Duror Village Hall at 12.30 pm

“For the healing of the nations, Lord, we pray with one accord.” Today, Lord, we pray for the possibility of a meeting between Putin and Zelensky to bring an end to hostilities in Ukraine and a return to peace.

 

Friday 16 May

Lord Jesus, in this week of “Mental Health and Wellbeing Awareness”, we pray for those who struggle. We may that many may turn to You to find peace and healing. “Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; sight, riches, healing of the mind, yea, all I need in thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come.”

 

Saturday 17 May : General Assembly commences  in Edinburgh.

Dear God, as the General Assembly reviews the health, work and witness of the church over the next six days, give them wisdom and discernment in all the debates which will take place.

Sunday 18 May : Kinlochleven at 10.00 am and Nether Lochaber at 11.30 am

Loving Lord, we thank You that we have religious freedom in our country to meet together for praise and worship. “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation; O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation. All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near, praise Him in glad adoration.”

 

Monday 19 May : Soup and Sandwich Lunch at Nether Lochaber at 12.30 pm.

Sovereign Lord, we pray today for those who have lost good health and are faced with terminal illness. We pray for the General Assembly as they consider their response to the Bill for “Assisted Dying”. ”Thou who didst come to bring, on Thy redeeming wing, healing and sight; health to the sick in mind, sight to the inly blind, O now to all mankind let there be light!”

 

Tuesday 20 May

Loving Father, we Thank You for the fantastic spell of good weather that we are enjoying – a real boost to our health and wellbeing. “We thank Thee then our Father. for all things bright and good, the seedtime and the harvest, our life our health, our food. Accept the gifts we offer for all Thy love imparts, and, what Thou most desirest, our humble, thankful hearts.”