Pray with us this May
With the election on the 7th May, join us as we take the opportunity to lift up our national and local authorities in prayer. We pray for those remaining in or entering positions of power, that they would work together to be a force for good and bring relief to those suffering in this country.
“For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things were created through him and for him.”
Colossians 1:16
How to pray with us
Our goal for this calendar is to engage you, our supporters, with the wider contexts and challenges that people experiencing homelessness are facing in Scotland, and to provide statistically-informed prompts for your personal prayers.
Each month this year we have provided two prompts: Pray for Scotland and Pray for Bethany. As well as this, we aim to update our website with current prayer requests for the service or area that we are focusing on that month.
We hope these help to guide your prayers, both for Bethany and for the the nation.
Thank you for joining with us in prayer.
Prayer points this month
Please join us as we give thanks and pray for Bethany’s place in the national context this month.
We give thanks for the work and witness of Bethany Christian Trust operating across multiple local authorities throughout Scotland and for the positive working relationships with local councils.
We give thanks for the partnership with the Scottish Government in supporting a number of our homelessness prevention and crisis intervention services, specifically around youth counselling, winter outreach, and drug and alcohol recovery.
We pray for peaceful and fair elections where everyone’s voices are heard from every community across Scotland and not just those of the loudest and most powerful.
We pray for those elected to focus their attentions on tackling the housing crisis and to relieve the suffering of those impacted most by the rise in the cost of living.
We pray that in the new parliament, compassionate policies and laws are created that are merciful and just.