Opportunities to Pray

Praying on our Own

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.praying

In his paraphrase of Jesus’ instructions, Eugene Petersen explores what happens when people seek God in private:

“Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace..”

Suggestions for individual prayer can be found at Be Still and Seeking God.

Praying for Others

No man can do me a truer kindness in this world than to pray for me.

Charles Spurgeon[i]

We believe that bringing the needs of others before God is a vital means of serving. We are also conscious of the need to allow God to direct the way we pray and to allow him to change us into people he can use in the fulfilling of his purposes.

Prayers that may form a helpful framework in praying for specific broad areas can be found at Seeking God on behalf of our community, … our country, … crises across the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

Joining with Others to Pray

At Trinity there are many opportunities to join with others to pray.

Meeting for Prayer Together

Thursdays (fortnightly) at 7:30pm in the Prayer Room or on Zoom. Keep an eye on The Hub for details. This gathering has a specific area of focus each week and includes areas of outreach described on the Serving at Home and Serving Worldwide pages.

Life Groups

Details in the Life Groups section of the website.

Weeks of Prayer

Extended periods of prayer at various points in the year. These gatherings allow us to spend unhurried time, listening to God, in his word and as we pray together.

Time spent in prayer will yield more than that given to work. Prayer alone gives work its worth and its success. Prayer opens the way for God Himself to do His work in us and through us. Let our chief work as God’s messengers be intercession; in it we secure the presence and power of God to go with us.

Andrew Murray

Information for Praying

By using prayer request bulletins, we also unite to pray in response to requests supplied by Trinity members and by PCI (Presbyterian Church in Ireland).

Trinity Prayerline

A summary of needs referred by Trinity members, available on the first Sunday of each month.

Mission Overseas Prayerline

A PCI booklet, detailing weekly prayer requests from those serving overseas, is also available in the Welcome Area – or online, by placing a request to:

overseas@presbyterianireland.org

[i] Spurgeon at His Best, Baker, 1991, p 143