Here are some prayers we will use at Sanctuary First later on this evening.

Sower God
You sow seeds on our path
On our Journey
On our lives
Dreams
Hopes
Ambitions
Everything you sow is good

Help Us Guard the Good
Keep out the Doubt
We will not allow the darkness to steal our light.

Sower God
You never give up sowing the seed
Forgive us when we promise so much
And deliver so little
When we stand so tall one day
And wither in the heat of the next day
Make us fertile soil for your word

Guard our hearts give us staying power
Help us to follow without counting the cost

Sower God
Guard our hearts and minds
Protect us from our fears
Give us courage to hold on to your word
Even when we face opposition
Restore to us the joy of trusting your promises

Help us “Guard the Good”
Keep out Fear

Sower God
Remove the spirit of uncertainty from our souls
Reap a harvest in our lives
Let the fruit of your Spirit grow up
Harvest peace
Harvest joy
Harvest love

Help us “Guard the Harvest”
Grow in grace and share the fruit

Sower God
Set up Godly scarecrows in our lives
Chase evil from our door
Open our heart to your seed
In the stillness of the darkness
Stir up the gift of faith
Break open the seed into life

We will guard the good
And feed the seed

Sower God
Break up the rough ground in us
Plant you seed deep in our hearts
Take root and grow

We will guard the good
Feed the seed

Sower God
Water the seed and cause your face to shine on us
Let you word grow up tall in our lives
As we reach to touch the Son

We will guard the good
Feed the seed

Follow Me!

You said.

It was more than words,

I thought.

If your leaving on a jet

I could be tempted!

How I wish You did call me to follow.

Just to be going somewhere.

To be leaving.

To be getting ready.

To be packing a suit case.

To be packing a bag.

The only packing I do is at Tesco.

O God I hate shopping!

But I need to move on.

Change my life.

Change my job.

Change the way I think!

Moving means leaving.

Leaving means making choices.

What do I take with me?

What do I leave behind?

I’ve so much “stuff”

Not just stuff,

but the kind of stuff that clings on to you

weighs you down

Makes you

who you are?

Its stuff you can’t leave behind.

What would I do with ‘me’

If I left it all behind?

It’s not just things

It’s people

Ideas

Beliefs

Attitudes

Relationships. Just say I was to go

Get up

leave everything. Beliefs

Theology

all that I struggle with

in life

in religion -in politics

What would I need to take with me?

What is it that I can’t really leave behind?

The Word of Life

a map for living The Bread of life

food for the soul The wine of life

renewing my spirit The water of life

refreshing the mind