About Prayer
Prayer is at the centre of the spiritual life of a Christian. It is about connecting and communicating with God.  There are as many ways of praying as there are individuals. Our personalities and life experiences influence how we pray.  Each week the AFS shares a new and different prayer resource for your reflection.

From the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer...

 
A Prayer for Patience
Patient Father, there are many things I do that would justify an impatient response. Thank you for choosing to show me grace. Help me notice when I have the opportunity to do the same to others. Remind me of your love for the person I’m interacting with and how my words reflect you. Give me the wisdom to have conversations with others about my frustrations, and help me grow in my ability to be patient, knowing I would want the same in return. Amen.
 
A Short Prayer for Patience
Lord, grant me patience for today to navigate any challenges I encounter. With You by my side, nothing is impossible. I pray for Your Holy Spirit to fill me with grace and patience, so I may end the day with my head held high. I entrust all to You, Lord. Amen

 
A Prayer of Trust in God’s Will
O God, early in the morning I cry to You.
Help me to pray and to concentrate my thoughts on You; 
I cannot do this alone.
In me there is darkness, but with You there is light. 
I am lonely, but You do not leave me.
I am feeble in heart, but with You there is help. 
I am restless, but with You there is peace.
In me there is bitterness, but with You there is patience.
I do not understand your ways, but You know the way for me.
Restore me to liberty and enable me so to live now
that I may answer before You and before me. 
Lord, whatever this day may bring, Your name be praised
Amen
From the Diocese of Brooklyn
A PRAYER FOR THE PARISH
O God, our heavenly Father, bestow upon our parish the rich blessings of your loving kindness; that we may prove ourselves a people of your favour and glad to do your will. Make us alive to all the opportunities and responsibilities of our time. Keep us open to all who need our love and fellowship and inspire us with a vision of a world won for Jesus our Lord.