PRAYER
United in Solace and Grace is surrounded by prayer - in this section you will find some useful prayers, and a link to our dedicated prayer email address
THE SOLACE AND GRACE PRAYER
Reconciling God,
We ask for the courage to reach out,
The compassion to comfort,
And the grace to walk alongside
those who have been mistreated by others.
May our Church communities
become places of refuge and safety,
And may we seek your healing presence,
So that we can be united in solace and grace
with those who suffer,
Now and Always. Amen
J's PRAYER
Dear Jesus
Help the blind to see the bars that surround them
Help the prisoner escape the situation that holds them
Give the escapee strength to remain free
Let them all find and accept your love in their life.
Amen
PRAYER FOR ITS NOT OK WEEK
God of grace and wisdom.
You have taught us that it is not OK
to abuse and mistreat others.
Give us the courage to speak out
and the strength to fight injustice
where we see it.
For the sake of your Son
who suffered injustice,
was crucified for our sake,
and was raised to new life. Amen
THE SERENITY PRAYER
Lord, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage
to change the things I can,
and the wisdom
to know the difference. Amen
(Traditional)
Ubuntu Prayer
Loving Creator,
You have made us for relationship,
not in isolation but in community,
woven together in love, compassion, and mutual care.
Teach us to see Your image in every face—
friend and stranger, neighbour and prisoner,
for in each other, we find ourselves.
Where there is division, make us instruments of unity.
Where there is judgment, sow seeds of mercy.
Where there is brokenness, restore the bonds of belonging.
Remind us, O God,
that my humanity is bound up in yours,
and that none of us is whole until all of us are free. Amen.
Prayer for Hope
from Survivors Voices www,survivorsvoices.org
Heavenly Father,
Give us the gift of Anger,
that we may rage against
injustice and harm,.
Give us he gift of
discontent with all systems
that exploit your children
Give us he gift of courage,
that we may fearlessly
confront abuse.
Give us the gift of hope
that we may offer to those
who are abused a place to
dare to dream again
give us he gift of truth,
that all may see
themselves as your
beloved. Amen
Rev Lizzie Green
PRAYERS FOR SURVIVORS OF ABUSE
Loving God,
we hold before you all survivors of abuse.
We thank you for their resilience
and strength.
Grant them the courage to face each day,
to seek healing and to accept support,
Send them the help that they need
to continue their journey of transformation.
Give strength and understanding to their families and friends
and fill them with peace.
For the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen
Loving and Healing God
we come to you, knowing
that you made us in your image.
We lift up to you all
who are in need of protection.
Give us, and them your safety,
comfort and peace.
We ask you to give us your grace,
and a heart for the broken and the vulnerable,
the oppressed, the voiceless
and the forgotten.
Help us to see and be seen,
to value and to be valued
as you see and value us.
And to bring us all your light and peace.
Now and always. Amen
PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO WORK WITH SURVIVORS
Compassionate and loving God.
We give you thanks for all those who work
with survivors of abuse.
Give them strength and courage
to be open and accepting.
Give them the resilience
to hear and respond without judgement.
Guard their hearts and their minds
and give them peace.
Give them wisdom, grace and serenity
and the support they need
Hold them in your hands, now and always. Amen
PRAYER FOR MODERN SLAVERY AND EXPLOITATION
Heavenly Father,
who sees the unseen and notices the unnoticed,
help each of us to hear the Hidden Voices of those
who pray for release from slavery and exploitation,
so that we may give ourselves more fully to the service of your saving love,
and be strengthened together as agents of your healing and hope,
through Jesus Christ,
who himself came to serve as a slave,
so as to bring freedom and grace to all. Amen
(from the Clewer Institute, prayers for ending modern slavery
Celtic Lords Prayer
Holy One beyond all names
Eternal Wellspring
May love rise again in us today
With food for every table
Shelter for every family
And reverence for every life.
Forgive us our failings in love
And free us from all falseness
That the light of our souls may shine
And the strength of our spirits endure
For Earth and all its people
This day, tonight, and forever. Amen.
Celtic Version of the Lord’s Prayer, by John Philip Newell
Prayer Requests
If you would like the Solace and Grace team to pray for anything please leave us a note on the link below. this is not a forum for disclosure (please see safeguarding page). Please just give a name or initials, and brief details of the prayer request.
All prayer requests are kept confidential, and will be deleted when prayed through.
