筑波学園教会

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07/06/2026

Worship Service: June 7, 2026
Scripture for the DayBook of Mark 1:29-39
Sermon: "Loving Impartially”
Rev. Hideki Uehara

The United Church of Christ in Japan, to which this congregation belongs, does not have a central authoritative place like the head temple in Buddhism. This is my personal view, but I believe that each church should make use of its own character and carry out mission appropriate to its own area. And it is important that we support one another in this work, forming bonds and solidarity. Therefore, no particular church possesses special authority or receives more of God’s grace than others. Each congregation is an important place where the body of Christ reveals God’s love to the world. And in every church, Jesus—God—is present and guiding. The grace of God, the grace of Jesus, is poured out equally.

Let us first look at Mark 1:16 and the verses that follow. Jesus calls out to the fishermen Simon, Andrew, James, and John, saying, “I will make you fishers of people.” The four of them left everything and followed Jesus. These four became Jesus’ first disciples.

Now, I would like us to turn our hearts together to today’s reading, Mark 1:29 and the verses that follow. Verse 29 says, “As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.” In the house of Simon and Andrew was Simon’s mother-in-law, who was suffering from a fever. Jesus healed her.

Here, don’t you find something a little strange? Simon and Andrew were supposed to have left everything behind to follow Jesus. If they had truly left everything, why did they return home? I think what is described here is simply that they happened to stop by the house, found the mother-in-law ill, and Jesus healed her. To “leave everything” means to leave one’s family and home. So it seems odd that Simon and Andrew would bring Jesus and the other disciples back to their home. Many interpretations are possible, but I believe that what we see here is a reflection of the church community to which the author of the Gospel of Mark belonged.

The Gospel of Mark is widely believed to have been written around the 70s CE, about forty years after Jesus’ crucifixion. In Mark’s Gospel, scenes set in “a house” appear frequently. Including today’s passage, when we look at the Gospel as a whole, we can imagine the following: the church community to which the author of Mark belonged likely consisted of several house churches.

At that time, Judea was under Roman rule. Conflict broke out between Judea and Rome, and in the year 70 the Jerusalem Temple was destroyed by the Romans. In the midst of such social turmoil, some people lost their families or were forced to live apart from them. It is thought that Mark’s church was a gathering place for such people—those separated from their families. We might call this a new kind of “family of faith.” These were house churches where people who had been separated from their families gathered. Believers in Jesus, facing hardship and persecution, formed familial bonds of faith and waited together for God’s salvation. In the midst of chaos, they supported one another as members of God’s family and shared their faith.

This is likely why scenes set in houses appear so often in Mark’s Gospel—because house churches formed the background. We can say this: in the time of Mark, Christians gathered in small house churches, supporting one another’s faith and carrying out mission. And Mark teaches us that even in such small house churches, the grace of Jesus was fully present.

Verse 35 says, “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” Here we see that Jesus treasured times of prayer. This passage encourages us to continue our mission even in times of hardship. At the same time, it may also be teaching us that we need times of rest—moments of conversation with God, moments of prayer.

Yet even so, Jesus was hardly given time alone. Simon and his companions went searching for him. This shows that there were people who needed Jesus. Therefore Jesus says in verse 38, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”

What Jesus is saying here is that he did not come to stay in one place and carry out his ministry there. Rather, he would go to wherever people needed God’s salvation and share God’s saving grace with them.

If Simon and the others had been able to respond to Jesus’ words, perhaps they might have said something like this: “Lord Jesus, your power is already widely known throughout Galilee. If you stay here, many people will come to be healed by you and to hear your teaching. Would that not be more efficient for the work of mission? Why not live here and carry out your ministry from this place?”

Of course, this is only my imagination. Certainly, from a practical standpoint, it would be more efficient to settle in one place and gather people there. Many could be led to God more quickly, and it would be easier to build an organization. With an organization, various mission activities could be carried out. But Jesus does not choose that way. Jesus came to go from town to town and village to village.

Jesus’ itinerant ministry was for the purpose of meeting many different kinds of people and sharing God’s grace equally. He went to the homes of those who needed God’s salvation and shared God’s grace there. Perhaps he even went to meet those who had turned away from God. To share grace means to eat together, to touch the lives of those who are present. Jesus is not one who remains in a central, authoritative place. He is the one who goes to the people. This is Jesus’ invitation, if I may say, —an invitation to go to people in all kinds of circumstances, no matter how small or humble the place may be.

However, one might argue that remaining in a fixed location could itself be considered a form of equality, since anyone who goes there can meet Jesus. As I mentioned earlier, that would indeed be more efficient. But the equality Jesus embodies is something different. It is the sharing of God’s salvation with those who cannot come to him—those who truly need salvation, those who have drifted away from God. Jesus’ equality goes beyond numbers and efficiency.

Jesus went out to the people on his own feet and lived among them. He slept in a different place each night and went to a new place each day. Perhaps this means that each day brought a new beginning, a new encounter. If he had stayed in one fixed location, an organization would have formed around him, and Jesus would have sat in a high seat while the disciples brought people to him.

But perhaps there would have been no true encounter there. Jesus came to meet people directly, face to face. He chose a life of going out to the people and beginning anew each morning. For Jesus, the kingdom of God was not a fixed place but was wherever people encountered God. Jesus set out on a journey of mission in order to meet each person directly. Here we see the radical equality of Jesus: he meets people personally and equally.

Now, perhaps this interpretation goes a bit far, but this is how I understand it. In the earliest days of Christianity, the Jerusalem church was the central community and it held authority. Certainly, for the sake of holding councils and making decisions, a central place was necessary. But that does not mean that authority itself resided in a particular location. Jesus’ intention was not that God’s grace would be poured out only upon an authoritative center. Rather, God’s grace was poured out even upon the small house churches in the villages and towns. I believe this is what the author of Mark is telling us.

Jesus’ equality does not operate according to efficiency, nor does it grant authority to certain churches or suggest that God’s grace is poured out only upon holy or prestigious places. No matter how small the gathering, the grace of Jesus is poured out equally, and Jesus meets each one of us equally. This is the nature of Jesus’ ministry, and this is why he went out on his mission. Even now, in this very place, Jesus is with us and touches us directly. This is the grace of our Savior.

Jesus’ equality does not operate according to efficiency, nor does it grant authority to certain churches or suggest that God’s grace is poured out only upon holy or prestigious places. No matter how small the gathering, the grace of Jesus is poured out equally, and Jesus meets each one of us equally. This is the nature of Jesus’ ministry, and this is why he went out on his mission. Even now, in this very place, Jesus is with us and touches us directly. This is the grace of our Savior.

Prayer

Merciful God, Your Son did not remain in one fixed place but traveled on foot and went out into the world to carry out his ministry. He did this in order to meet people directly and to touch their lives. Jesus gives salvation equally to all. Without special authority, he loves all people equally and reaches out to them. Jesus is the one who bestows grace impartially, and we desire to trust that your Son is here with us now, touching us directly.

Last week, a large typhoon struck and caused damage in many places. More rain is expected. Please protect and support those who have been affected. Watch over all people, especially the elderly and young children, and keep them in good health. We remember those receiving medical treatment, those undergoing rehabilitation, and the children and friends recovering after surgery or hospitalization. Please bring healing to their bodies and spirits. Strengthen friends who are troubled or grieving, those caring for loved ones, those living alone, and those unable to gather with the church community. We pray for those who are expecting a child—protect both mother and child and grant them a safe and blessed time of birth.

May the construction of the Memorial Hall proceed smoothly. Use the gifts of those who are building it, and keep them safe throughout the work.

Human conflict arises only from human desire. Grant that, just as Jesus has shown us, we may love one another. And may we be able to give the most vulnerable—especially the children—a wonderful future.

Pour your abundant blessing upon those who celebrate their birthdays this month. Support them in the year that lies ahead.

Pour out your Holy Spirit upon all the worship services being held throughout the world today, and make this a time when all people unite their hearts in praise.

Through this worship, forgive the sins of last month and last week, and grant to each one of us the spiritual nourishment we need for the new week that begins today and the new month that has already begun. Send each of us out to our respective places, and help each one to walk in the way that is true to who they are.

We offer this small prayer before you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

(Translated with the help of COPILOT and spoken by Hiroshi NISHIDO)
Words in [ ] are added for non-native audience, are not in the original text of the sermon.

31/05/2026

Worship Service on May 31st, 2026
Scripture for the Day: Book of Romans 8:12-16
Sermon: "Do We Have an Obligation?”
Rev. Hideki Uehara

When I entered the graduate school of the Faculty of Theology at Doshisha University, I still remember that Professor Shinya Nomoto, an Old Testament scholar and the dean at the time, told the students to buy a personal computer. So I purchased a new computer. At Doshisha, even about thirty five years ago, students were able to obtain an internet email address through the university library.

At that time, a senior student who had taken care of me at church graduated and was appointed as a preacher (yet to be ordained to the priesthood). When I visited him at the place of his new assignment, he told me the following story. He said that he had recently gone to a department store to apply for a credit card.
However, he failed the screening process and was unable to obtain one. He said, “It seems that with the title of a preacher (yet to be ordained to the priesthood), you can’t get a credit card.”

A few months later, I wanted to connect my newly purchased computer to inter-net. To do that, I needed to sign a contract with an internet provider. Even today, most providers require payment by credit card. Because I did not have one, I was troubled. But when I looked into it, I found that students could easily obtain a credit card. I thought, “If I won’t be able to get a credit card once I become a preacher (yet to be ordained to the priesthood), I should get one now while I’m still a student.” So I applied for a credit card, and I still use that same card today.

A few years later, the issue of students and young people going bankrupt because of credit card debt became a social problem. Because they could keep purchasing things with a card, their debt would accumulate until they fell into bankruptcy. I was afraid of that possibility, so I used my card only for paying my internet provider. I believed that becoming accustomed to buying things easily with a credit card was dangerous. Human beings tend to think, “I’ll figure it out later,” and give in to their desires, buying many things they do not need. Human beings are weak. We easily lose to the impulses of desire. Credit cards can encourage that weakness. And I believe this is not limited to credit cards alone.

Now, I would like to turn our attention to today’s Scripture reading from Romans 8:12 and following. “Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. I struggled with how to understand verse 12: “Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation…” What exactly is this “obligation”? I wondered what kind of obligation Paul was referring to. So I looked at the Greek text and various translations. I came to think that depending on how it is translated, the meaning becomes clearer. Japan Bible Society Interconfessional Version translates it as: “We do not have an obligation to the flesh, to live according to it.” I felt this translation was easier to understand. In other words, it may be better not to be bound by the wording of the New Interconfessional Version that says, “We have an obligation.” What Paul is saying in verse 12, I think I can say, is essentially: “We owe nothing to the flesh.” The original Greek word translated as “obligation” can also mean “debtor.” If we take it to mean “debtor,” then the phrase could be rendered: “We are not debtors to the flesh.”

Then what is a “debt to the flesh”? “Flesh” refers to worldly matters, human desires—in other words, sin. Paul is saying in verse 12/ that we do not owe anything to sin. But this does not mean that human beings are without sin. The reason we have no debt is because the saving work of Jesus Christ on the cross is assumed here. Jesus has taken upon Himself our sins and burdens. We have no debt because/ Jesus has borne it all and wiped it away. That is why verse 13 says, “For if you live according to the flesh, you will die.” The debt of sin has been removed by Jesus. Yet if we continue to live according to the flesh—according to sin and desire—we will die.

Then what is the opposite of “death,” that is, what does it mean to “live”? It means to walk with [‘under’ by Japanese which in English expression would say ‘at the foot of. ‘Under’ by Japanese has a nuance ‘under the care of’] God, the One who created us. Why did God create human beings and this world? God desired an object to love. Therefore, human beings are meant to face God’s love and live by that love. That is what it means to “live.”

The latter half of verse 13 says: “but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.” The Spirit is the invisible God, the work of the only Son, Jesus Christ. By following God and Jesus through the Spirit, and by putting to death the deeds of the body—sin and desire—we can truly live. That means, I think we can say, sharing in the salvation that Jesus has promised us. When we walk according to the Spirit’s leading, we can put to death the deeds of the body.

Therefore Paul says: “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.” This is astonishing. Even though we human beings are weak and sinful, we are called children of God. Of course, the premise is that we are “led by the Spirit of God.”
Paul tells that we have received the Spirit of God through the only Son, Jesus Christ. It means that God Himself is guiding us by the Holy Spirit.

Moreover, in verse 15, Paul says, “And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’” I believe this is a great salvation. In Mark 14:36, Jesus prayed to God in the Garden of Gethsemane as He faced His death on the cross: “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” (NIV) Here, Jesus calls out to God, “Abba, Father.” In the midst of the agony of facing death, He addresses God as “Abba.” “Abba” is the way a small child calls his father. In other words, the relationship between Jesus and God is so intimate and strong that even in suffering, Jesus cries out, “Daddy.”

Thus, when today’s passage says, “And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father,’” it means that through the Spirit, we too are invited into that same relationship between God and Jesus. There is nothing more reassuring than this. The Spirit strengthens our relationship with God in this way.

One scholar explains it like this: “In Romans 8, the Holy Spirit and the human spirit are described as if they are walking together in a three legged race.” There is hardly a closer relationship than that. In verse 16, Paul says: “The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.”

In this way, it is not by our own strength, but by the work of God and Jesus—the Spirit—that God reaches out to us. I believe that we often think we live and work by our own human strength. But in reality, that is not the case. We are being sustained within the work of God. This is the answer, I think we can say, to the question of who we truly are.

Let me add one more word about the Holy Spirit. I do not believe the Spirit is something that simply stirs up emotional excitement. Rather, like the wind that blows, the Spirit is always being poured out upon us. The Spirit leads us to God. The Spirit is the work of God that enables us to recognize that God exists, that God sent Jesus into this world, and that God loves us and sustains our lives. I believe that because the Spirit is poured out upon all people, we are able to love and support one another.

We are weak, and at times we live according to our desires. To live according to desire is to forget love. That is to bear the debt of sin against God. Yet, by God’s plan and through the work of Jesus, our debt has been removed. Because our debt has been erased, we are able to live freely. And because we have freedom, we can choose to follow God. God leads us in this way. To give thanks for God’s great work and to live in obedience to God is to reveal God’s great power. That is what it means to show God’s glory.

It is not by our strength, but by Jesus, that our debt of sin before God has been wiped away. And this is not only for us individually—every person in this world has been released from that debt. Therefore, as those loved by God, we ought to love one another—indeed, we can love one another. The Spirit leads us in this way.
I would dare to say this clearly: We do not live under obligation. It is precisely because we are free that we can choose to follow God.

Following God is not an obligation; it is entrusting everything to God’s guidance. Because God has removed our debt through His only Son, Jesus, we are able to trust God and walk by entrusting everything to Him. God continues even now to pour out the Holy Spirit upon us. Through the Spirit—that is, through God’s work—God affirms that we are worthy to be guided, or rather, that even though we are unworthy, God accepts us. Here lies the foundation of our existence. I hope that we may be certain that we are still being guided by the Holy Spirit, that we may call out to God, “Abba, Father,” and live in relationship with Him. In this, there is salvation.

Prayer
Loving God,

Lord Jesus is always with us and guiding us. This guidance is now given through the invisible work of the Holy Spirit. Lord Jesus has borne our sins upon Himself. Therefore, we have no debt. And we are able to believe in God and in Jesus. Not only that, but Jesus has invited us into the relationship of calling God “Abba, Father,” strengthening our relationship with God. Here lies our salvation. We desire to share this salvation with many people.

The weather has suddenly become hot. Those who have suffered from natural disasters must be struggling in this heat. Please support each one. Protect the health of all people, especially the elderly and young children. We remember those receiving medical treatment, those undergoing rehabilitation, children and our friends recovering after surgery or hospitalization, —please bring healing to their bodies and minds. Support those who are troubled or grieving, those caring for family members, those living alone, and those unable to gather with the church. Protect mothers who are carrying children, and grant a safe and blessed time of childbirth.

May the construction of the Memorial Hall proceed smoothly. Use the gifts of those involved in the construction, and keep them safe.
God created this world not for conflict, but so that we may love one another. God first loves each one of us. May we receive this love and love one another.

Pour out the Holy Spirit upon all worship services being held throughout the world today, and make this a time when all people unite their hearts in praise.

Through this worship, forgive the sins of last month and last week, and grant each person the spiritual nourishment needed for the new week that begins today and the new month that begins tomorrow.

Send each one into their respective places, and support them so that they may walk in the way that is true to who they are. We offer this small prayer before You in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen.
We offer this small prayer before You in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

(Translated with the help of COPILOT and spoken by Hiroshi NISHIDO)
Words in [ ] are added for non-native audience, are not in the original text of the sermon.

24/05/2026

Worship Service on 24 May 2026
Scripture for the Day: Book 1 of John 16: 4-15
Sermon: “The Power that guides us”

The Rev. Mr. Hideki UEHARA

We would like to pay attention to verse 4 and below of Chapter 16 of the Book of John, which we have just read. The latter half of verse 4 says: “And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.” “But now I go away to Him who sent Me”(verse 5). “At the beginning” means at the time when Jesus did missionary work. What Jesus “did not say” to the disciples was the prosecution that would happen to them and the Cross. Jesus did not say these things to them because they were with Him. But Jesus was leaving the disciples to go to God, his Father. As is said in verse 6, the disciples were saddened to hear that Jesus would leave this world. Jesus guided the disciples. When Jesus, the guide, leaves this world, it also means that the disciples do not know the direction in which to walk. Therefore, it can be said that the disciples were filled with sadness when they learned that Jesus would leave this world.

Nevertheless, in verse 7, Jesus told them that “It is to your advantage that I go away.” What does it mean? It was because Jesus would send the Helper to them. Jesus goes to his Father God and sends the Helper to this world. Then, the Helper “will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.” Here, the sin means not to believe in God, the righteousness means that Jesus is glorified by going to God through the Cross and that those who believe in Jesus would be tied to the glorification of Jesus. In other words, it can be said that those who believe in Jesus are guided to salvation.

On “righteousness” of verse 10, there is an interpretation as follows: the term "righteousness" is a legal term, referring to the side deemed right in court, or the side that wins the case. Then, "righteousness" means that the work of Jesus was approved to be right and Jesus' resurrection and going to God in heaven is a victory over the "world."　The “judgment” means whether or not we believe that Jesus was glorified by the cross. Jesus also says that this will reveal the world's errors. Here, Jesus says that it would not be good for his disciples if he had not left this world by the cross and parted from them.

Though the Helper sounds as if it were a person, it is not visible for us. The Helper here can be said “the Spirit of Truth.” It is invisible work that Jesus sends to this world. The work means the power that leads the disciples and us in an invisible way to God, as Jesus did to his disciples. Jesus said that the Helper does work in the same way as Jesus did in this world. So why, then, had to be the Helper sent into the world in place of Jesus? And how would that benefit the disciples? One reason is that the Helper has the function of reminding us of the past. In other words, Jesus said that one of the works of the Helper is to remind us of the words that Jesus spoke in this world and to make us understand the true meaning of what Jesus said.

We humans are often so captivated by what we can see, by the superficial aspects, that we fail to understand the true meaning and essence of things. I believe that love is the most symbolic example of this. We receive a great deal of love from others. However, when we are with someone who showers us with love, we often take that love for granted and do not particularly appreciate it. It is because the person showering us with love is just in front of us. We only receive the act itself, without feeling the love within it. However, it is only by being separated from someone who showers us with love that we may become aware of the love behind the force that produced that act.　

It means realizing the magnitude of the love that has been poured out upon you. Speaking from my own experience, it was only after leaving home and living alone that I truly understood how grateful I should be to my parents. I realized not just their actions, but the love that resided within them. Also, sometimes, in the sorrow of bereavement, we are reminded of love. Some theologians say that death is the final act of love. These theologians argue that through the separation of death, we are reminded of the love that person gave us, and that the love that was poured out upon us gives us the strength to act on that love.　

Here is one of the works of the Helper or the Spirit of Truth. Jesus left this world on the cross. However, after Jesus' death, the Spirit of Truth was poured out upon his disciples, and they remembered how much Jesus loved them and the world. By remembering this love, they understood what Jesus truly wanted to convey to the world. And they engraved Jesus' love in their hearts, which gave them the strength to carry out their missionary work. The role of the Helper is to awaken our memories in this way, to fill our hearts with the love of Jesus, and to give us the power to preach. Perhaps it can be called the power to live. This Spirit would not have been poured out upon his disciples if Jesus had not gone to God. That is why Jesus had to part from his disciples. It could be said that through this parting, they came to know the true love of Jesus.

At the same time, we can also consider in the following way: How did the separation from Jesus occur? It was brought about by the event of the crucifixion. The event of the crucifixion was carried out for the convenience of the Jewish authorities. It was the people of this world who judged Jesus. However, actually it was not Jesus who was judged but those who judged Jesus. This is because the event of the crucifixion revealed human greed to the world. The cross was the desire of those in power who suspected that Jesus might take their positions. In other words, the act of the crucifixion can be said to be an event that judged humanity by revealing human greed and the hearts of people who do not obey God. It can be said to be an event in which one's own sins are revealed.

However, the event of Jesus' crucifixion was not an exposure of human sins, but rather an act of salvation for such sinful human beings. This is because the event of the crucifixion was an event in which the sins of humans who rebelled against God were forgiven and that God bore those sins with them. In other words, it signifies the completion of salvation. Jesus' work, the cross, is an event of salvation in which human sins are forgiven and humanity returns to its original place, to God. It can also be said to be the completion of salvation, liberating humanity from the bo***ge of sin and giving them a new way of life. Through this event of salvation, the disciples were able to walk anew. Jesus' departure from his disciples presupposes the event of the crucifixion. Therefore, Jesus had to leave this world for the sake of his disciples, for the sake of humanity.　

So, is the completion of salvation through the cross still happening today? Of course, it is happening for us today. Because salvation was completed through the event of Jesus' crucifixion. So, how is the event of Jesus' salvation happening in the present day?　Here, let us go back again to the latter half of verse 4: “And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.” I said earlier that “at the beginning” here means at the time when Jesus did missionary work.

There is another understanding as follows: The latter half of verse 4 closes the verses 1-4 and it can be taken as the beginning of verse 5. Thus, this part signifies the end of the time which the disciples spent with Jesus and leads to the beginning of the new stage, namely the end of the world. This signifies a new stage in God's plan, I think. It marks a step towards the end of the world. Perhaps we can also interpret this as a reason for Jesus having to separate from his disciples. Separation from Jesus is necessary. However, through this separation, God will lead us to a new salvation. This was already part of God's plan. Separation is sad. But if it is part of God's plan, we can accept the separation from Jesus. Not only that, but it is a step towards understanding the love of Jesus, of God.

This is now being done by the Helper, that is the invisible Spirit of Truth. Even now, the Spirit of Truth is being given to us through God, Jesus, who is in heaven. Therefore, we can know the true love of Jesus. This journey continues even now because it is part of God's plan. Even now, Jesus is invisible. However, it is part of God's plan, and we are being guided through the Helper. It is the path to salvation. I want to be confident that even now, God, Jesus, in heaven, is pouring out the Spirit of Truth upon us.

Merciful God,

You guide us with your profound love. In particular, you completed our salvation through the cross of Jesus. Our separation from Jesus is sorrowful, but that separation is the event that completed our salvation. As those who have received that salvation, please guide us so that we, in the present age, may proclaim Jesus' salvation and manifest it in this world. For this purpose, pour out upon us the Spirit of Truth.

Today is Pentecost, the beginning of our evangelism. Please pour out the Holy Spirit upon us and guide us to share God's love with many people in Tsukuba.

Earthquakes are occurring in various places. Please protect the people. It was cool in the latter half of last week, but it will be very hot this week.　Please protect health of all people, particularly health of the aged and infants. We remember those who are sick, who are undergoing rehabilitation and who are under the follow-up observation after being discharged from the hospital. Please heal them physically and mentally. Please support those who are in grief, anxiety or those who are care-givers, who live alone, or who are not available to attend the worship service. Please support those who are pregnant, and lead them to a safe delivery.

We pray the construction work of the Memorial Hall proceeds smoothly. Please protect the safety of those who work for the construction, making use of their skills.

It is the weakest and children who suffer the most from conflict. Please guide us towards a peaceful world so that we can give children a wonderful future.

Please give your blessing on the worship services being performed throughout the world now, and let this be a time when all people come together in one heart and praise God.

Through this worship service, forgive our sins which we committed during the past week and give us food for soul for the new week that starts today. Please support every one of us to move on the path that befits them at their individual places.

We offer this small prayer in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen

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