Litigation and Liturgy

While Occupy London was creating a bit of bother both outside and inside St. Paul’s Cathedral, the chapter were given a commission by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, could they compose for her and the nation a Diamond Jubilee Prayer?  They don't seem to have been too preoccupied, and this is the fruit of their labours:

God of time and eternity,

whose Son reigns as servant, not master;

we give you thanks and praise

that you have blessed this Nation, the Realms and Territories

with Elizabeth, our beloved and glorious Queen.

In this year of Jubilee,

grant her your gifts of love and joy and peace

as she continues in faithful obedience to you, her Lord and God

and in devoted service to her lands and peoples,

and those of the Commonwealth,

now and all the days of her life;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.                                               

We will be using this prayer at all our Diamond Jubilee services which occur in our group as follows:

Malmesbury Abbey, Saturday 2nd June at 5pm (tea, bouncy castle, BBQ from 3.30pm)

St John the Baptist, Brokenborough, Sunday 3rd June at 10.30am

Holy Rood Rodbourne, Sunday 3rd June at 10.30am

Malmesbury Abbey, Sunday 10th June at 6.30pm with prayer for our new mayor.