Thank you for praying with us for the fifteenth Lambeth Conference – which will meet in Canterbury, the United Kingdom, between 26 July– 8 August 2022.
Through this prayer guide we hope that the prayers we share here will encourage all who use it to unite in prayer for the bishops gathered in the Lambeth Conference.
Pray for Christian unity
Bible focus: 1 Peter 5: 1-14 – Authority in Christ
The bishops will explore what it means to grow churches that are intentional about discipleship – developing communities of faith that nurture Christians to follow Jesus and develop their spirituality.
The Order of St Benedict – Mucknell Abbey, Church of England
Holy and loving God, we thank you for calling us to be disciples of Jesus Christ.
As we grow in our discipleship, we ask for the gift of eager curiosity to discover ever deeper and richer meaning in Jesus’ way of life and teaching.
Give us the grace to recognise their implications for our own attitudes and ways of living, and rather than take refuge in past assumptions, give us the courage to respond to the challenges with trustful obedience.
May our discipleship be our increasingly faithful witness to your Risen Christ who dwells in us and to your unbounded love for all your creation.
We ask this as members of Christ’s mystical body here on earth. Amen
The Community of the Holy Name, Diocese of Zululand, Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Heavenly Father, you are the only living God.
You bring light in the darkness, you bring hope because you are the God of love.
Lord God, make us one as you are one in the Holy Trinity.
Help us realize that you are the source of unity and that if we are not united we cannot defeat our enemy, the devil.
Let the Holy Spirit take control and keep us united as Christians so that the whole world may confess that we are the children of God and praise him who is our strong tower.
We pray for our Christian families and all other institutions.
When we get weary on the way, unity in Christ will always give us strength to rise on wings like eagles and sing praises to God in the highest.
So, dear Lord, keep us united in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen
What is the Lambeth Conference?
Every bishop of the Anglican Communion is invited to the Lambeth Conference, which is convened by the Most Reverend Justin Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury. The Lambeth Conference has met since 1867, happens once-a-decade, and is a significant event in the life of the Anglican Communion.
The conference will explore church and world affairs. Outcomes of the conference will shape the life of the Anglican Communion in the decade ahead.
The Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion has no central authority figure or body. It is made up of 42 autonomous members or provinces. Each member church makes its own decisions in its own way.
However, their decision-making bodies are guided by recommendations from each of the four so-called Instruments of Communion
The Secretariat, also known as the Anglican Communion Office, based in London, England support Anglicans and Episcopalians worldwide to carry out any requests from the Instruments and work to enable members of the Anglican Communion to fulfil their calling to be God’s people in the world.
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6210 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.
