General Election 2024

On behalf of the churches that we serve, we encourage Christians in Scotland to engage actively, constructively, and charitably in the democratic process of the General Election called for 4^th July 2024.

We pray:

 Lord our God, we give thanks to you

For your love endures forever.

In the midst all that changes in this world,

May we hear your voice and know your presence.

Grant to us wisdom, that we might do what the Lord requires of us

And seek justice and mercy in our world, even as we walk humbly with our God.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

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Lord our God, you gift to us life

And the promise of life renewed.

We thank you for those who, in their daily work,

Seek to sustain the health of our nation.

May the renewal of the health of the people

Be to the fore in the considerations of those who seek to govern on our behalf.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

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Lord our God, you care for us

Even to the end of our days.

We thank you for those who, day by day,

Care for the most vulnerable in our society.

May the dignity of those who care, and of those who are cared for,

Be recognised and affirmed in the renewal of our society.

Lord,in your mercy,                

Hear our prayer.

Lord our God, you are with us

Throughout all the days of our lives.

We share those days with all who are made in your image

And in the presence of the One who is the image of the invisible God.

Grant to us, and to all who seek the coming of your Kingdom,

A renewed desire to do what you require of us.

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

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Signed:

Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson, Moderator of the General Assembly, Church of Scotland

Most Rev. Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Roman Catholic Church

Most Rev. Mark Strange, Primus, on behalf of the College of Bishops, Scottish Episcopal Church

Col. Sylvia Hinton, Secretary for Scotland, Salvation Army

Adwoa Burnley, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

Rev. Colin Brown, Moderator, United Free Church of Scotland

Rev. Callum Macleod, Moderator, Free Church of Scotland

Rev. Lindsey Sanderson, Moderator, United Reformed Church (Scotland)

Rev. Martin Hodson, General Director, Baptist Union of Scotland

Rev. Mark Slaney, District Chair, Methodist Church (Scotland)

Rev. Ruairidh MacRae, Chair, Congregational Federation in Scotland

Rt Rev Kenneth Nowakowski, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London

Rev Trevor Howard, Churches in Communities International

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