Prayer fror Tuesday

5th October 2021

Sychar House of Prayer

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 First Reading - Isaiah 50:4-9
The Sovereign LORD has given me a well-instructed tongue, to
know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning
by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.
The Sovereign LORD has opened my ears; I have not been
rebellious, I have not turned away. I offered my back to those
who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did
not hide my face from mocking and spitting. Because the
Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have
I set my face like flint,  and I know I will not be put to shame. He
who vindicates me is near. Who then will bring charges against
me? Let us face each other! Who is my accuser? Let him confront
me! It is the Sovereign LORD who helps me. Who will condemn
me? They will all wear out like a garment; the moths will eat
them up.

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Song – Isaiah 50:7 by WARSYLIVE
 • I love the Lord for he has heard the cry of my
appeal; for he turned his ear to me in the day
when I called him. (R)
Psalm - I will • They surrounded me, the snares of death, with
walk in the the anguish of the tomb; they caught me, sorry
and distress. I called on the Lord's name. O Lord
presence of my God, deliver me! (R)
God in the • How gracious is the Lord, and just; our God has
compassion. The Lord protects the simple
land of the hearts; I was helpless so he saved me. (R)
living • He has kept my soul from death, my eyes from
tears and my feet from stumbling. I will walk in
the presence of the Lord in the land of the
living. (R)
Gospel Reading
Luke 10:38-42
Jesus entered a village where a woman whose
name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister
named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet
listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with
much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you
not care that my sister has left me by myself to do
the serving? Tell her to help me.” The Lord said to
her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and
worried about many things. There is need of only
one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it
will not be taken from her.”
Silence
Sharing
Our Father and Sign of Peace

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 • For peace in the world and the liberation of all
people, Lord, we pray.
• That the leaders of the Churches may tirelessly seek
visible unity among Christians, Lord, we pray.
• For honesty in political life, for justice in society,
Lord, we pray.
• For those who toil to earn their daily bread, Lord,
we pray,
Intercessions • For those without work or resources, Lord, we pray.
• For those with no family or home, Lord, we pray.
• For those who suffer from loneliness or
abandonment, Lord, we pray.
• For those who are oppressed or maligned, Lord, we
pray.
• For those who work with the poor, with foreigners
and with the excluded, Lord, we pray.
Closing Prayer
• Like Martha, who welcomed Jesus into her
home, we are worried and distracted by
many things. Hear those worries, Oh God,
and take them as our prayer. We praise
you for the way you love us–a way that
calls us to sit and to listen as well as to go
and to serve. Remind us that we have not
been left to do the work by ourselves, for
you are with us along the way.