“…I chose you and appointed you so that you might go out and bear fruit – fruit that will last…”
John 15:16 NIV

Loving God, we worship you, we praise you. We thank you for your loving kindness shown to us in Christ Jesus. We quieten our minds as we prepare to spend time with you…

We praise you for the harvest.  We thank you for the nourishment and sustenance it will bring to people close to home and throughout the world.  We thank you for those who share and distribute food and supplies to those in need.  We pray that no-one may go hungry.

We thank you too for your word in the bible, written to nourish us, to encourage and inspire us, to give us hope and a future, and to know you loving God, through Jesus.

We reflect on your words of love written in the book of Jeremiah…

Before I formed you in the womb
I knew you…
I called you…
I appointed you…
Do not be afraid…
I will be with you…
I will rescue you….
(From Jeremiah 1: 4-6)

Loving God, as we come to you this day, we ask that, by your grace, you would work out your loving purpose in us.  Even though we may never see  nor know the fruit you produce through us, may we have a willing and obedient spirit to trust and follow you. For Jesus sake. Amen.

Ruth Rushworth