Prayer of Intercession

30 November 2025

Prepared by Robert Lam

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lord:

We give you thanks for the start of Advent. A time of hope, reflection and preparation. Hope in the inheritance we have in Christ, as God’s children.  A reflection of your ever presence in our lives.  And a preparation for your glorious coming again, when all sorrows will cease.

We pray for Hong Kong. 

We mourn for the loss of so many lives in the fire. We pray for those who are still missing or bodies yet to be identified.

We pray for those who have lost their family members in the fire, especially their elderly parents, and infants at home. We pray for the domestic helpers who have died in the fire, remembering that they may be the sole breadwinner to their family.

We pray for the healing process, physical, spiritual and emotional. May God Emmanuel be with them. May your ever presence comfort them. May you give them strength and purpose as they rebuild their lives, dealing with their bereavement and the many practical issues like where to live and how to deal with the additional financial burden. 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers.

We pray for the world, particularly the countries around us: 

We pray for those suffering from the severe typhoons and floodings in many provinces in the Philippines, in central Vietnam and in Malaysia. And of the cyclone disaster in Sri Lanka. We remember the ongoing civil war and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, of the many people who have been internally displaced and millions facing acute food insecurity. 

In our ecumenical cycle of prayers, we remember the people and churches of all faith in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. We thank you for the general prosperity of these countries. We pray for harmony between people of different faiths and for the church to speak out about greed and abuse of natural resources.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.

We pray for KUC.

We pray for our Church. Guide the church as we continue to grow in faith to serve and to honor you.  Help us to care for the asylum seekers in our midst. Help us to always remember the marginalized, the weak and the poor. We pray that you would give strength to the LGBT community as they seek acceptance within the Body of Christ and within the community. 

We pray for those in our midst facing health challenges. We remember Kevin, Jeanette, Hend, Kam Lee, Ray, Joy, Rose, Doris, Mercy Esther and Jen. Lord, we ask that you heal them and give them hope, peace and joy as they go through their daily lives. We remember our senior members, Rev Kwok, Mrs. Samuel, and the mothers of June Tang and Tong.

We pray all these in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ

Amen.