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Prayer Diary
Prayer: the heart and soul
of Mothers’ Union work
Fleur Dorrell, Head of Faith & Policy at Mary Sumner House,
introduces the new Prayer Diary
t the heart and soul of all Mothers’ You will also find the key feast days of the
Union work is prayer. Everything we Christian calendar and other special days
Ado is an act of faith and prayerful and issues to pray for locally, nationally and
expression. Through Families Worldwide, we internationally. Let us pray for each other,
invite you to join us in this prayer, supporting our families and communities and all the
each other every day across the world. work of Mothers’ Union today.
‘We always mention you in our prayers and thank God for you all, and
constantly remember before God our Father how you have shown your faith in
action, worked for love and persevered through hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ.’
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
You will see that we have a theme for each
week, a prayer for each day Mothers’ Union Prayer
and the Wave of Prayer Loving Lord,
with blessings and We thank you for your love
reflections which you so freely given to us all.
can follow in your We pray for families around the world.
own way. You can Bless the work of Mothers’ Union
use these prayers as we seek to share your love
on your own or in through the encouragement,
a group. We usually strengthening and support of marriage
say these prayers at and family life.
midday so that there Empowered by your Spirit, may we
is a continuous cycle be united in prayer and worship,
of prayer throughout and in love and service reach out
the world for all members. as your hands across the world.
In Jesus’ name.
The Wave of Prayer began in 1920 and has Amen
been in use ever since. It focuses on all the
dioceses in which Mothers’ Union works.
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