Tag: Name

Your name is your bond

 
“Your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.”
(Psalm 138:2, New Living Translation)

 

Prayer of intercession

inspired by Psalm 138

Gracious and eternal God,
you have raised up your name and your word
above everything;
your steadfast love endures for ever.
In a world where every day
some division or strife arises
we bring our prayers for others
and for ourselves.
Do not turn from the work of your hand,
your human creation
and the world in which you have set us:
by your holy breath
comfort the lonely;
bind up the broken-hearted
and those who mourn;
calm the fearful;
rejoice with those who celebrate;
be present to those who call on your name,
to those we named on our lips,
and in the silence of our hearts,
those whose concerns are known only to you;
in Jesus’ name we pray …

 
~ from The Billabong website

From the blog
Deep and hidden things revealed
Bend down low
Hear and answer
 

3 Prayer for leaders


 
 

Here are 3 prayers to help us pray for “leaders worthy of the name”, and to pray for ourselves; we are people of influence too.

#1

Prayer for good leaders

There are so many people of influence in our world, Jesus,
Those with loud voices and deep pockets,
those with large lives and wide networks.
But, where are the leaders?

As we struggle to keep our broken humanity
from splintering into countless irreparable fragments;
As we wrestle with our greed and arrogance,
our ignorance and short-sightedness,
our violence and coldness,
our carelessness and narcissism,
Where are the leaders?

Raise up for us, O God, leaders worthy of the name,
men and women who like Christ
are unafraid of challenge,
unashamed of serving,
and unattached to their own personal gain;
men and women who like Christ
call to the best within us,
and then lead the way.

And, in our own small spheres, God,
may we be the leaders we seek.
Amen.

 
~ written by John van de Laar and posted on Sacredise.

#2

A prayer for good government

O God,
give Your love of justice to those who rule our land.
Help them to rule with wisdom and compassion,
so that the poor and powerless may be treated fairly and with justice.
Open their ears to the cries for help from those caught
in cycles of poverty, abuse or violence.
Give them wisdom to know how best to respond,
and courage to do the right thing, even when it may not be popular.
Under their rule, may the people flourish;
may there be lasting peace and plenty for all. Amen.

 
~ posted on re:Worship

#3

Prayer of commitment
based on Matthew 22:15-22

 
Let us pray that the Lord may guide our world.
pause

Lord, mighty God,
you lead the world and all humanity to their destiny in you.

Give to the leaders of the world and of our country
a vision of the future that is both imaginative and realistic,
and respectful of human rights and dignity.

Help us to bear witness in everyday life
to the values of the gospel
and to be involved in the work
of freedom, integrity and justice.

May we thus build up a community
that foreshadows our heavenly homeland.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
 

Reminder

DAY OF PRAYER: 31 October 2026

Light in the darkness

See the Church of Scotland website for details and resources.
 

 

In the name


clouds and vapour trails through a grubby train window

 

… whatever you do,
      whether in word or deed,
do it all
      in the name
            of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks
      to God the Father
            through him.

Colossians 3:17

Call to Worship

We gather this morning
in the name of the Creator,
who creates time and space,
galaxies and stars and planets.

In the name of Jesus Christ,
born on planet Earth,

and in the name of the Spirit
who fills Earth with his presence.

Creator God,
in this time we call ‘now’
in this space we call ‘here’
we worship you.
Make your presence felt among us.

 
~ from Third Space, posted on re:Worship

From the blog
Theme: Still small voice  [prayer sheet]
Planted together
Grace notes
 

Hashem, the Name


 

Another prayer poem written by Christine Colliar as part of our Presbytery project, Prayer Poems for Lent 2026.

Held in Your Word

by Christine Colliar

I wait for Hashem, my nefesh doth wait, and in His Devar do I hope. 
(Psalm 130:5, Orthodox Jewish Bible)

 
Out of the depths I call to You, Eternal One,
from the unlit places where words fall away,
from the hollow where breath gathers and breaks;
there, my whole self turns towards You.

I wait for Hashem,
I wait in the quiet that stretches and holds,
I keep watch where nothing seems to move,
and yet everything leans towards Your coming.

My nefesh waits,
my life drawn out like a thread towards Your light,
my breath suspended between what is
and what You have spoken into being.

I wait for the Eternal,
as the dark leans towards morning,
as the earth opens to rain unseen,
so I remain, turned towards You.

In Your devar I place my hope,
in the Word that does not fade into silence,
in the promise that gathers form in hidden ways,
in the speaking that becomes what it declares.

So I wait for You, Eternal One,
with the whole of my being held open,
for what You speak is already on its way,
and Your faithfulness is rising, even now.

 
Christine writes,

Hashem – 
Literally ‘the Name’.
This is a reverent Jewish way of referring to God without speaking the divine name.

Nefesh – Often translated ‘soul’, but it’s more than that, it’s the whole self, one’s life, breath, inner being, even physical existence.
 So, this is not just spiritual waiting, it is deep, embodied longing.

Devar – Word, but also promise, matter, or event.
 In biblical Hebrew, a ‘word’ is not just speech, it is something active and reliable, something that does what it says.

So, I wanted to capture an active waiting, longing with the whole self, and hope grounded in what God has said and will do.

 

Tip
Bible Project podcast: What is God’s name?