Pray for the Nation
Each day in February we will be joining in a national call to prayer - to conclude Evening Prayer our bells will ring out across Lichfield and we will pray together. Here are some resources you might like to use to pray along with us: Prayer for the Nation booklet
In an open letter, earlier this week, The Archbishops of Canterbury and York invited Christians across the nation to participate in the month of prayer – launching on Monday 1 February – to remember the more than 100,000 people across the UK who have died after contracting Covid-19 and all those who know and love them.
Throughout the month, Christians will be encouraged to pray daily for a specific area of national concern, wherever they are, culminating into a collective moment of prayer at 6pm each evening, with cathedrals and churches across the country invited to ring a bell at this time.
Christians will be encouraged to follow a simple seven-day prayer cycle, praying for a specific area each day including the NHS and frontline workers, the bereaved, and those struggling with physical and mental ill-health, and for children and young people. Prayers and other resources will be shared on social media with the hashtag #PrayerForTheNation.
To find out more information about the invitation to pray visit: churchofengland.org/PrayerForTheNation.
WE ARE HERE, EVER PRESENT