{"id":47991,"date":"2022-07-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?post_type=resource&p=47991"},"modified":"2022-06-29T10:58:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T15:58:35","slug":"pray-with-united-kingdom-july-31-2022","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/resource\/pray-with-united-kingdom-july-31-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Pray with the United Kingdom, July 31, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lectionary Selection:<\/strong>  Luke 12:13-21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayers for the United Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear God,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for today, and every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In schools everywhere, summer is a time of transition and uncertainty. We would like to pray for the girls and the staff of St. Swithuns that God will be with the ones going off into the world and continue to bless them in whatever comes next. For the new people entering our community, we pray that St. Swithuns will be a place where they come to grow and be nurtured in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with many other countries right now, the cost of living in the United Kingdom is rising rapidly. We pray for the ones who have been most affected by this, and who will be affected in the future. We pray that even through this hardship, St. Swithuns will continue to thrive and be a haven for girls to learn to love one another and to love God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Jesus’ name we pray,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission Stewardship Moment from the United Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Some of my favorite experiences from my time at St. Swithuns have been bonding with the students, as well as sharing their new experiences with them. Some of these moments are things like watching them see snow or the ocean for the first time. Others will be permanently ingrained in my memories, like taking girls to run around in a river for the first time and having to say things I never thought would come out of my mouth such as \u201cquit picking up the fish with a spoon\u201d or \u201cyes, that is definitely what a leech looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am so grateful to have these special moments with the students and to be able to encourage them to live life to the fullest and most Christlike every day. If there is one thing that COVID has shown us, it is that nothing is certain, so we should never put off the chance to do good things even if they scare us. In education, we can start teaching young people to use their gifts right now instead of waiting until someone else deems them \u201cold enough\u201d or \u201cgood enough.\u201d This is a message that I try to teach by example to my students, and I couldn\u2019t do it without your generous support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer and Mission Moment by Erinn Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission Partners in the United Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n