Scottish Charity No.  SC002953

Scottish Charity No.  SC002953

God’s blessings to each and every one of you. 

Until we can meet together again, stay safe.

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God Bless You All!

This page is managed by Margaret Baxter.

If you wish to contact her please place a request in the prayer box in the vestibule of the church, or ask to speak with her in church.

God Bless You All!

God’s blessings to each and every one of you. 

Until we can meet together again, stay safe.

Bible Study and Prayer group in Allan Church hall 

2nd Thursday every month at 2pm.
Listen or take part, ask questions or just absorb the chat, all informal but with a cuppa.

Look forward to seeing you.

God Bless You All!

Prayer for December 2024

Heavenly  Father,

In this season of advent as we approach  Christmas we look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus our Saviour with love and peace in our hearts.  A time for Carol Services,  Nativity plays, exchanging cards and sharing time with our loved ones.   We look forward with anticipation to the Watchnight Service when we again listen to the story of Jesus’ birth and sing all our favourite carols together, before setting of home to await Christmas day.  It is a magical time of the year.

Sadly for some Lord it can be a dreaded time of the year and we pray for all whose                                              hearts are heavy at this time.  Please bring comfort, strength and hope to all who do                                  not share in our joy.

We pray for families who cannot afford the expense of Christmas,  and would like to                                buy lovely gifts for their children and prepare a wonderful Christmas Dinner for them.                             We thank you for the charities and all who donate to them so that these families have toys and food on this special day. We pray that none are missed.

We pray for the homeless who find themselves out on the cold damp streets with nowhere to call their own ,  may they find a place that is warm and safe with kind people providing a meal for them.  We thank you Lord for their kindness.

We pray for those who have lost a loved one and are overcome with pain when they see that empty chair at the table.  Bring to them comfort Lord.

We pray for the lonely,  who have to spend Christmas day alone and are feeling so sad that they don’t even prepare a meal for themselves.  May a neighbour notice their sadness and do something towards brightening their day.

We pray for those who are ill and are not able to share in the celebrations,  some Lord who have terminal illnesses and a cloud hangs over the whole family.  Comfort and support them through this difficult time.

We pray for all those who are caught up in conflict and have lost many loved ones during the fighting.  We think of the people of Ukraine and Gazza whose homes have been raised to the ground and have nowhere to call there own, let alone eat great meals and exchange gifts.   We also remember the Israelites and Russians who have lost loved ones and the Israelites who are still being held hostage.  We pray their leaders learn love and compassion so that the wars will cease.

We pray Lord for all who cannot for whatever reason find peace and joy at this very special time of the year.

We pray Lord for our churches for our congregations and Christians worldwide.   As we settle down to our Christmas Celebrations may we take time to pray for all those  who find this a very worrying and sad time, may their situation improve so that they can again have hope for their future.

Amen