Prayer of Intercession

2 August 2026

Prepared by Victoria Caplan

Sunday in Ordinary Time

In the power of the Spirit and in union with Christ, let us pray to the Father.  As we pray, after I say, “God in your mercy”, please respond, “Hear our prayer.”

Almighty Loving God, our light & our salvation.

We rejoice in being your children,

Help us all to feel confident and strong in your love, to help us make good judgements, followed by good action.

God, in your mercy 

hear our prayer. 

Almighty Creator God

Thank you for the beautiful world you made and sustain: the fruitful earth, the clean air & pure water. 

But your creation suffers from what we do singly and collectively. By our foolishness, greed, and unjust systems, we turn your abundance into scarcity, poison, and disasters: storms, drought, fires, and floods.

In particular we pray for safety and comfort for the millions in our region suffering from typhoons and flooding rains, while people elsewhere are suffering from prolonged heat waves and dangerous wildfires.

As fellow workers in your creation, give us and our leaders wisdom and reverence to care for your world properly and heal it.

God, in your mercy 

hear our prayer. 

Complete and Perfect God

Help us to step back and take the long view. Help us to understand that your Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts; it is even beyond our vision.

Help us understand that nothing we do is complete and that we can’t do everything. Help us feel that as liberation, part of being your children who you love unconditionally.

Help us do what we can, where we can: imperfect, but a beginning, a step along the way, a chance for your grace to enter and do the rest.

God, in your mercy 

hear our prayer. 

Life Giving Spirit, God of Peace

We pray for everywhere there is fighting and war. We pray for people who lack safety inside or outside their homes. Heal their physical, mental, and spiritual wounds. 

Direct our families, our communities, and every nation, in the ways of kindness, justice and peace; that we may honour one another and seek the common good.

God, in your mercy 

hear our prayer. 

Healer and companion of all who suffer in body, mind, or spirit:

Look after people in fear, danger, sorrow, or any kind of trouble: the sick, the lonely, the abused, the addicted, the grieving, the homeless, the imprisoned, the poor, refugees, victims of disasters, and people who see no path forward to safety and stability.

Strengthen them in their hours of need. Give them courage and hope in their troubles; relieve and protect them and bring them the joy of your salvation.

In particular, we pray Pray for Kevin Ng, Jeanette Lee, Hend, Marina, Ng Kam Lee, Raymond Lau, Joy Babasa, Rose Chue, Doris Lee, Mercy Matilda, Esther Bangcawayan, Ajmal Samuel, and Little Kei Kei.

We continue to remember our senior members and friends Revd. Kwok, Mrs. Samuel, and the mothers of June Tang and Tong Chong Sze.

God, in your mercy 

hear our prayer. 

Triune God, who we meet in community:

Thank you for our Kowloon Union Church family, the Christian community in Hong Kong and throughout the world.   We pray for KUC members starting new journeys as autumn approaches. In particular for Katie who will start her studies in Europe soon.

God, in your mercy 

hear our prayer. 

For the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle:   

We lift in prayer the churches and people of all faiths in Congo, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe.

God, in your mercy 

hear our prayer. 

Rejoicing in the fellowship of all your saints, we commend ourselves and the whole creation to your unfailing love.   

Amen. 

Prayer of Intercession

26 July 2026

Prepared by Erica Fung

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Almighty God, Lord of all nations, we gather as Your Church in Hong Kong, grateful for the breath of life and the fellowship of this community. We adore You, the Sovereign Creator, for Your love transcends every border and language. We adore You for Your unchanging grace, reaching across every culture, language, and continent. Help us to open our hearts to Your truth and open our hands in active service to sow Your love, justice, and hope in our neighbourhoods.

Father, We remember our neighbours across the globe and close to home facing extreme weather. We bring before You the communities devastated by raging wildfires across Europe, and the families displaced by powerful typhoons in Asia. Lord, forgive our negligence in caring for Your creation. Grant us the wisdom and courage to be faithful stewards of the earth we share. We pray for Your divine protection over the emergency rescue teams who risk their lives to shield others from danger. 

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Father, we bring before You the millions of young citizens in India currently marching for a peaceful protest against systemic fraud within national educational networks. Lord, we intercede for these students whose hard work, aspirations, and academic futures have been thrown into deep uncertainty due to widespread testing leaks and institutional failures. Reform their education systems, and enhance ministerial accountability and transparent governance.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Father, we bring before You lands where Christ believers face severe hostility, threats, and targeted violence for their faith. We pray for the protection of these congregations and for the freedom to worship openly without fear of harm. Lord, guide the authorities to govern with integrity, transparency, and a commitment to justice. Empower Your Church to break down cultural barriers within our own pews to provide spiritual solidarity to believers and faith seekers. 

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

God of Wisdom, in a world inundated with competing voices and misinformation, bless us with clear discernment. Help us to truly understand the work You call us to do, and grant us the strength and grace to faithfully carry it out.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Comforter of the brokenhearted, we adore You as the source of all life and renewal. We lay the heavy burdens of our community at Your feet. We intercede for our brothers and sisters who are walking through seasons of physical frailty and emotional exhaustion. Lord, we bring before You those in our church family who urgently need Your healing touch to strengthen their bodies and minds. Meet them in their pain, quiet their fears, and grant them complete relief and restoration. 

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Almighty God, the Alpha and Omega, we commit the week ahead into Your sovereign care. Fortify our spirits to overcome our human frailties, and guide us to be a vessel of blessing, radiating Your peace and love to all we encounter. Empower us to live out Your teachings in every word and deed. 

In Your mercy, receive the prayers of Your people who call upon You. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Let's say the Lord's Prayer together.

Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread, 
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial, but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.
Amen.

Prayer of Intercession

19 July 2026

Prepared by Robert Lam

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Lord of creation, We remember the sweltering heat, the amber rains these past few weeks, with extreme weather conditions around the world. We pray for people affected by this extreme weather, particularly farmers everywhere, whose crops are destroyed by flooding, drought and intense heat. We pray for construction workers and workers working in outdoors, may their employers provide suitable breaks for rest under intense heat.

Lord, help us to be part of the process on reduction of carbon footprint in our daily lives and in our community.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers.

We pray for Hong Kong. For Joshua Wong and others jailed due to National Security Law. We pray for your abiding presence with them during this difficult time. We pray for the impending sentencing following appeals. We pray for judges presiding over these cases.We pray that they would be fair and impartial. We also pray that they would exercise leniency within their powers, as many of those jailed have also pleaded guilty.

We pray for Hong Kong churches to remember to care for the marginalized and the forgotten in our community. Single parents struggling to look after their family, for parents looking after their mentally challenged or physically handicapped children on top of their demanding workload. Lord, they need your special mercy and grace to sustain them everyday.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers.

For the KUC family, we continue to remember our members and friends going through various heath challenges. We pray for family members or friends, who will assist them in going to see doctors, to go to hospitals and to give them encouragement and help in their daily lives.

We remember our senior members, thankful for their presence in our lives. We pray especially for Revd Kwok and his medical condition at this time, knowing that you’ll care and comfort. We also pray for Dorothy, his wife as she administers to him.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.

In the ecumenical cycle of prayers, we remember the people and churches of Djibouti and Somalia. We give thanks to the steady government in Djibouti and we  pray for the refugees in Somalia, that they may have food and water and that they may be welcomed in the new homelands. 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers.

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

Let us conclude our prayers by saying together the Lords prayer. Please pray in a language most familiar to you.

Our Lord’s prayer:

Our Father in heaven Hallowed be your name your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom , the power and the glory are yours, now and forever, Amen.

Prayer of Intercession

12 July 2026

Prepared by Adam Snyder

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Father, we thank you so much for this morning when we can come together and present ourselves as good soil for your Word. And we thank you for John’s message for us today, reminding us to open our eyes to see and ears to hear, but also our hands to sow your light in the world with action. It is with this mission in mind that we bring the injustices weighing on the world, the pollutants that contaminate the soil, before you this morning so that all hearts may be receptive to your word by your grace.

Author of Creation, we remember today the world that you commended to us to steward as it cries out, and our neighbors around the world cry out with it. In France and Spain, wildfires exacerbated by high temperatures and low rainfall continue to rage on, displacing thousands and killing dozens. Closer to home, the 1000km-wide Typhoon Bavi, whose massive size has been fuelled by a warming ocean, is currently making landfall in mainland China after already causing landslides in the Philippines that claimed 17 lives.  Father, we pray for your hand of protection over your children in these places, and that you would be with the countless rescue and emergency workers battling earth, fire, wind, and rain to protect their neighbors. We also beg your forgiveness for our careless destruction of your world and ask that you raise up voices of wisdom, courage, and truth that can bring the healing and restoration of the beautiful natural world that we share.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer

God of Mercy, we lift up today those fleeing war, disaster, and want as more and more nations impose stricter barriers and borders to keep them out. According to the World Health Organization, over one billion people are migrating, exposed to severe health inequities due to their migration experiences. They face mental trauma, PTSD, and advanced illnesses, and are often cut off from healthcare systems because of their status. They also face persecution and violence amid a rising tide of anti-migrant sentiment around the world. Almighty God, as the wealthy and privileged seek to build higher and higher walls to exclude and restrict, we pray that you open windows of escape with Your boundless mercy. Lord, we intercede for those running from danger, that they may find safety, security, and welcome wherever they go. And may your Peace and Justice come swiftly over all the lands so that everyone’s home is safe.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer

Great Teacher, we lift up this morning the students of the world. We remember those children cut off from the opportunity to learn in a school community because of war, discrimination, or poverty, and ask that their ways be made clear to experience the joy of discovering new knowledge. We pray for your protection over school sites around the world so that the most vulnerable among us can find safety and care rather than violence and oppression. We also ask that your Spirit of Comfort be with us in Hong Kong this week as students will receive their DSE results later this week, bringing both joy and disappointment to so many young people in our city. Father, we know the human cost of the massive academic pressures that are placed on students by systems that seek to reduce their worth to a number, and we pray that you would place in their lives people who speak the truth and promise of your love for them this week and always.

Lord, in your Mercy, hear our prayer

Good Shepherd, we give thanks this morning as well for those who faithfully serve your call to feed your sheep and be the hands of your mercy and love in this world. We remember this morning Father Youhanna Al-Amin, a Sudanese Catholic priest who was shot dead by local armed militia after refusing to yield the church’s medical store keys. We also remember Dottie McMahon Kwok, a longtime teacher and activist for social justice and non-violence who passed away on Monday morning in the United States. We also pray for your healing hand over KUC mission partner Dr. Molly Abraham, founder of Liza’s Home in Bangalore, India, who has been confined to home and bedrest for the last 3 months. Lord God, we give thanks for the lives of Father Al-Amin and Dottie, and for their examples of selfless service. We also pray for your healing and guidance over Dr. Abraham and Liza’s Home in this challenging time.

Lord, in your Mercy, hear our prayer

Sovereign God, this week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle we lift in prayer the churches and people of all faiths in Eritrea and Ethiopia. We give thanks for the long centuries of Christian history in these countries, and the current witness and work of churches of all traditions amid difficult circumstances. We also pray for those working for the peaceful reconciliation between Eritrea and Ethiopia and ask that you bless their efforts amid violent tensions. We also pray for your protection over those facing political oppression and ethnic violence.

Lord, in your Mercy, hear our prayer

Great Healer, we lift up those among us struggling under the burdens of illness, despair, financial insecurity, or anything else that may be weighing on the heart. Lord, we ask that you would grant relief from these pressures for all who face them. We pray especially for Kevin Ng, Jeanette Lee, Hend, Marina, Ng Kam Lee, Raymond Lau, Joy Babasa, Rose Chue, Doris Lee, Mercy Matilda, Esther Bangcawayan, Ajmal Samuel and Tong Chong Sze, who are facing health challenges and need to strengthen their bodies. We continue to remember our senior members and friends: Revd. Kwok, Mrs. Samuel, and the mothers of June Tang and Tong Chong Sze. May You heal the sick and give strength to those caring for loved ones at home and in care facilities.

Lord, in your Mercy, hear our prayer

Great Sower, as we go out into the world today, we ask that your Word find purchase in our hearts and grow deep, healthy roots. It is with this desire that we close by inclining our hearts and pray together with the words that Christ taught us, in whatever language we are most comfortable…