"We praise you for Mary, willing to take a chance on your outrageous promise. We praise you for Joseph, willing to change his mind for the sake of your plans".
#LectionaryPrayers for #Advent 4, December 21 2025
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"No room at the inn tells us that this Christ is going to be the one for all for whom there is no room".
If you enjoy my #LectionaryPrayers- a bonus #Christmas sermon! Ideas for Christmas preachers, and an insight for anyone who wonders why Christians bother with those odd Christmas stories!
"We sing aloud, and shout for joy, to you, our Creator God. For you have created us, and your good earth, and the sea, and the sky, give us all that we need to live"
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 17 Year C (August 31 2025)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/08/22/opening-prayer-for-proper-17-year-c-august-31-2025/
"Creator God, in your great love
you created heaven and earth. You have gifted us a flourishing planet- a speck of green and blue in lifeless space"
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 19 September 14 2025
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/01/opening-prayer-for-proper-19-year-c-september-14-2025/
I am on holiday this week, so there are currently #LectionaryPrayers for the next two Sundays on my website:
Sunday 28 September (Proper 21):
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/15/opening-prayers-for-proper-21-year-c-september-28-2025/
Sunday 5 October (Proper 22):
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/16/opening-prayer-for-proper-22-year-c-october-5-2025/
I hope they are useful to those leading worship!
"For your grace, for your promise of forgiveness, and for the power of your Spirit to renew our lives, we give you thanks, in Jesus’ name. Amen".
#LectionaryPrayers for the Baptism of Christ, Sunday January 11 2026
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/12/29/opening-prayers-for-the-baptism-of-the-lord-year-a/
"For the sake of your risen Son, grant, O God, that we might live as thankful people".
#LectionaryPrayers for Sunday October 12 2025 (Proper 23)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/09/30/opening-prayers-for-proper-23-year-c-october-12-2025/
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"The powers of evil led to the cross, yet the power of your love raised Christ from the dead". #LectionaryPrayers for October 19 2025 (Proper 24)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/10/11/opening-prayer-for-proper-24-year-c-october-19-2025/
For this Sunday, November 2, I have two sets of #LectionaryPrayers on my website-
All Saints:
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/10/20/opening-prayers-for-sunday-after-all-saints-year-c-november-2-2025/
Proper 26:
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/10/20/opening-prayers-for-proper-26-year-c-november-2-2025/
#LectionaryPrayers for a week on Sunday are now up on my website. Due to illness, prayers for this week aren't available. If you are in the UK, please note I won't be doing #RemembranceSunday themed material, as there is plenty of material for that available elsewhere
"God of love and justice, may we live as those forgiven and full of hope".
#LectionaryPrayers for Proper 28 (November17 2025)
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2025/11/03/opening-prayers-proper-28-november-16-2025/
#LectionaryPrayers for this Sunday (Proper 28) and the following Sunday (Christ the King) now on my website:
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/
