A new prayer station has just been installed in our prayer space at St Stephens, Redditch, in the side chapel at the front of church.
The prayer is focused around jigsaw pieces, reflecting on what we need to complete our life. The words written on the large jigsaw piece include the Trinity & the fruits of the Spirit.
In the basket, the jigsaw pieces available for writing on are an incomplete children's jigsaw from a charity shop.
Visitors can write what they need on a jigsaw piece and then either take it away to remind themselves or leave it for others to pray for.
The Bible verses to help reflection are:
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phil 4:6
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matt 11:28
The Lord is close to the broken-hearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18
plus a quote from St Augustine:
“You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless, until they can find rest in you.”
With the jigsaw theme, it seemed appropriate to have a large, 1000-piece puzzle available for people to add to.
St Stephens is a lovely cool place to spend time - a real blessing during a hot Summer - so we're hoping we'll get lots of help to complete this picture of Noah and the animals leaving the ark.
We've also got a new set of toddler puzzles in the children's corner. An activity sheet might appear if time allows.
