The United Benefice of
St Mary's, Henlow, and St Andrew's, Langford

Prayer

Prayer is like breathing: without it, we die.
WELCOME to our prayer section. Here we'll be offering some prayers that you can use, resources to help you pray and suggestions of people and things to pray for. If you would like us to pray for you or want to suggest other ideas for prayer, please contact us.

Discovering Prayer is a series of articles written by Sue, with new articles being added around halfway through each month:

  1. Why Should We Pray?
  2. Where Do We Begin?
  3. How Should We Pray?
  4. A Few Suggestions to Help You Pray

Two Prayers | Monthly Prayer Diary

The Living God's Love Prayer
The Diocese of St Albans is encouraging churches and individuals to use this prayer to help us not only talk about God's love but to live it:

Living God,
draw us deeper into your love;
Jesus our Lord,
send us to care and serve;
Holy Spirit,
make us heralds of good news.
Stir us, strengthen us,
teach and inspire us
to live your love
with generosity and joy,
imagination and courage;
for the sake of your world
and in the name of Jesus,
Amen.

The Lord's Prayer
The Lord's Prayer is a prayer that Jesus taught his disciples. You can say it as it is or use it as a pattern for your own prayers. This is the version we use in church; see further down for a modern English version.

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.


Monthly Prayer Diary

Throughout each month, we pray for our local community. To help us pray for both villages, here's a list of streets, community groups and other organisations to pray for. On the 1st of each month we pray for the residents of Langford Road, Newtown, Harrier Mill in Henlow; and of Church Street and Vicarage Close in Langford; and so on through the month.

If your street or group isn't shown, please contact us so that we can add you to the list and pray for you.

Langford
  1. Church Street; Vicarage Close
  2. Queens Way; Denny Crescent; East Road; St Andrew's Way
  3. Mill Lane; Old Mill Close; Church Crescent; Mill Meadow
  4. Langford Lower School; All pre-school groups
  5. Church View; King George Close; Pound Close; Crown Lane
  6. Village surgery; our doctors and other health care workers
  7. Station Road, Garfield
  8. Ivy Leaf Club & Welcome Club
  9. Prospect Road; Windsor Way; The Avenue
  10. The Clergy and Reader
  11. Manor Close; Jubilee Lane; Ashby Court
  12. High Street; West View; The Leys
  13. Victoria Close; Ivel Close; Riverside Gardens
  14. Public Houses in Langford
  15. Churchwardens & PCC
  16. All groups using the Church Hall
  17. Cambridge Road
  18. Methodist Church & congregation
  19. Christian Aid Committee
  20. Common Road; Lakes Close; Southlands Rise
  21. Shops & Commercial businesses
  22. All members of the Scout & Guide movements
  23. Parish of Henlow
  24. Church cleaners and gardeners
  25. Village Hall, sports clubs & other village organisations
  26. The Neighbourhood Policing Team
  27. Cambridge Gardens; Cambridge Way; Cambridge Close
  28. Bentley Close; Flexmore Way; Wightman Close
  29. Church organist and choir
  30. Home Groups
  31. Your own neighbours
Henlow
  1. Langford Road, Newtown, Harrier Mill
  2. Mill Close, Burgess Way, The Hawthorns
  3. Churchwardens & PCC members
  4. Northfield Close, Church Road, Jordan Close
  5. Raynsford & Derwent Lower Schools, Henlow Middle School
  6. Groveside & Old Vicarage Gardens
  7. Church organist, choir & bellringers
  8. Park Lane, Park Lane Crescent & Sparksfield
  9. Henlow Sports & Social Club, Bowls Club
  10. High Street, Gardeners' Lane
  11. Parish Hall Committee and all users
  12. Old Barn Close, Lime Walk & Town Farm Court
  13. Residents and staff at The Limes
  14. Chestnut Farm; Elizabeth Court
  15. The Post Office/shop and all commercial businesses
  16. Chapel Hill, Addington Close, Brook Close
  17. Proprietors and customers of all public houses
  18. Coach Road, Elm Close and Oak Drive
  19. Methodist Chapel and congregation
  20. Crossways Close & Chiltern Place
  21. The Clergy and Reader
  22. Residents and Manager of The Gardens
  23. Clifton Road and John Howland Close
  24. The Parish Council and our District Councillors
  25. Manor Road and Westfield Road
  26. Personnel and families at RAF Henlow
  27. The Neighbourhood Policing Team
  28. Hitchin Road, Bedford Road, Astral Close & St John's Estate
  29. Arlesey Road, Park Farm Close, The Dairy
  30. St Andrew's, Langford
  31. Your own neighbours

The Lord's Prayer: Modern English version

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.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil,
for the kingdom, the power
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever.
Amen

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