All Saints Church
Sudbury
with Ballingdon and Brundon

Simon's letter

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Naming in Prayer

There are many types of prayer and many ways of praying. In this letter I would particularly like to encourage one way, which is to use people’s names more as we pray for them and to be specific in what we are asking for.

Let us look at an occasion when one person appealed Jesus to do something for him In Luke’s Gospel, there is a record of Jesus walking down the road one day, when he came across a blind man who asked Jesus to have pity on him. Even though it was obvious to anyone nearby that the man was blind and that he was probably going to ask Jesus to make him see, Jesus still asked him,
“What do you want me to do for you?”
“Lord, I want to see again,” he cried
The man’s sight was restored at once and his prayer was answered. He was very specific in his request. The man implored Jesus for the thing he believed Jesus could do for him and he did not ask in vain. Let us do the same, knowing that our prayer will be answered.

It is our joy as a Church of England church that we pray for the entire parish, not just those who attend church. Our problem is that we often don’t know the details of what to pray - the exact thing that needs to be put into words - please do tell us so we can!

There are several ways of asking

• Speak to any member of the church and ask them to pray for you.
• Ask any of them to pass on the prayer request to our prayer team or for inclusion in our Sunday services.
• Write them down and post them in the marked box at the back of church.
• E-mail or phone them to me.

We are keen to pray not only for people but also for the businesses and organisations in our parish. Please let us know what the needs are for these as well.

May the Lord hear our prayers,

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