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January 2025: Look back - move forward

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The service was moved into the Polygon due to the cold. It was 14C in the Polygon against 9C and dropping in the church, even with the heating on.

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People wrote their fears, prayers and hopes:

Fears:

Unstable political leaders (USA)
Climate change
America becoming a fascist state
That we are forgetting how to live together
That hate and conflict are becoming the normal way
Billionaires turned politicians
That the church fails to be beautiful
That our planet is increasingly lost
Exhaustion
That we get used to the mess that we are in and end up hopeless
USA leadership
Division, which fuels mistrust and hate grows
The mental health of young people in this difficult time
That I give up being me.

Prayers:

For the abused, for the unloved, for those without hope
That we can change the way it is to the way it should be
That God you will bring justice for those who are oppressed and victims
For after April
For people to rediscover the joy of being in community
That the rich and powerful will not always get their way
That your love will shine through us in the darkness of this troubled world
Pray that we will hold onto the good
God that I hold you close always – Amen
For peace

Hopes:

Young women are now able to visit cafes in Saudia Arabia without their father or brother. They are able to chat to their friends. I hope for more of this freedom for them.
Hope that we will recognise beauty and goodness despite what press and media tells us
That God will liberate Palestine and Ukraine
For freedom from oppression for your persecuted sons and daughters throughout the world
That I will keep my saltiness
That I will keep my environment, that will keep my saltiness
That my saltiness will keep the environment that keeps other people’s saltiness
That we will see ourselves in other and that our “leaders” are able to do the same
The good news of Jesus’ message and love grows through our communities and across the world - Amen

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Turns out our cloth fits in the Polygon!

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