Whilst many of the prayer stations so far have encouraged people to pray for others, we haven't done one specifically for healing so our new one is The Bandaged Cross.
The veterinary nurse in the family supplied us with some wrap-around bandages which were used to cover our large wooden cross.
Visitors are invited to think of someone that's poorly - someone that needs healing. They write the name on a plaster and stick it on the bandaged cross as a way to physically pray for that person.
For some reason I have loads of packs of sticking plasters so I didn't need to buy any new ones.
As always, various Bible verses are laid out to help focus, this time ones on healing.
Although the prayer station is to be available in St Stephen's Church for the next month or so, it was
set up this morning for our ecumenical Messy Church on the Good Samaritan.
In supervising the station, I quickly learnt to invite children by saying "Do you know someone who is poorly?". Starting by saying "Do you want to pray for someone who is poorly?" did not get positive responses.
By the end of this morning, the bandaged cross already has a good number of plasters on it. I'm concerned that the cool air in the church might make the plasters curl off but I'll keep an eye on that.
I wanted a picture of a plaster cross to use on the invitations and instructionsbut could only find protected ones online. A simple answer to this was to photograph my own. This image is free for anyone to use.
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