Last week a Christian pastor was arrested on false charges of conversion activities in Uttar Pradesh and tortured for 24 hours. ‘I could not walk out of the police station. My two legs were swollen badly. There was so much pain. I could not move from one place to the other. Whenever there was a phone call about my arrest, the police increased the intensity of lashes with the belt and sticks. They beat me on three occasions while demanding I say “Jai Sriram” (Glory to Lord Rama).’ Local sources said the pastor and his family were visiting relatives and worshipping with them when a police van arrived after a neighbour complained. The police abused the family and arrested the pastor and his uncle. They took turns physically torturing them at the police station. At midnight his uncle was released when officers learned he was not a Christian.

In March the anti-Taliban group NRF started preparing a 2022 spring offensive against the Taliban government. Meanwhile tensions with Pakistan are high due to Pakistan security forces being targeted from Afghanistan. Islamabad has accused Kabul of doing little to stop this. Taliban-affiliated fighters (TTP and ISIL) have for years been operating along the porous border between the two countries, carrying out numerous attacks inside Pakistan. Now Pakistan’s air raids inside Afghanistan in response to the killing of its soldiers have raised tensions even higher. On 27 April the Taliban warned Islamabad of ‘consequences’ after nearly 50 people had been killed by Pakistani air raids in the border provinces. Pakistan has not confirmed being responsible for the raids, but Afghan residents have protested in the streets saying those killed were civilians. IS affiliates have also carried out attacks inside Afghanistan, posing a major security threat to Taliban rule.

ALMIGHTY GOD
FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT,

You alone are holy and righteous.
We gather with believers all over the world,
to humble ourselves before You,
to pray, to seek your Face and to turn from our wicked ways,
to intercede for the lost, the hopeless, the helpless and the world.

Lord, have mercy on us.

OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN,

Thank You for loving the world so much
that You gave Your only Son, Jesus Christ,
to die on the cross for our sins
so that we could be reconciled to You
and adopted into your Family.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Let your Kingdom be established in every nation of the world,
Your will be done through the transformation
among peoples of all tribes and languages,
so that righteousness and justice will prevail.
We call on You for the salvation of the unsaved, for the unreached
and for those who have never heard about Jesus Christ, our Lord.

May Your Name be great, from the rising of the sun to its setting.

FATHER OF MERCY AND GRACE,

We have sinned.
Our world is gripped by the power of sin.
Our hearts are grieved by injustice, hatred and violence.
We are shamed by oppression, racism, corruption,
rape, theft and bloodshed in our land.
We mourn all loss of life in murder, abortion, war and terrorism.

Lord, have mercy on us, forgive our sins and heal our land.

LORD JESUS CHRIST,

You destroyed sin, conquered death and defeated Satan.
Deliver us from demonic oppression and from the scourge
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deliver us from demonically-inspired financial,
religious and ideological systems,
from poverty, slavery and tyranny.
Remove the veil of darkness that covers the peoples.
Restrain the evil that promotes violence and death.

Lord, have mercy on us and deliver us from evil.

HOLY SPIRIT, SPIRIT OF GRACE, SPIRIT OF TRUTH,

Anoint us to bring healing to the sick, deliverance
to the oppressed and to comfort those who mourn.
Strengthen those who care for the sick and grant
wisdom for a cure for the COVID-19 virus.
Fill us with love and compassion
for the homeless, the hungry, the orphans,
the elderly and the marginalized.

Lord, have mercy on us and heal our diseases.

LORD JESUS CHRIST,

Head of the Church,
we confess that our homes are broken and our churches divided.
Our lives are polluted by selfishness, greed, idolatry
and sexual perversions.
We draw near to You for forgiveness, healing and restoration.
We need wisdom and insight for the global financial crisis
and how to use the resources of the Earth for the well-being of all.

KING OF GLORY,

Come and finish Your work in our cities,
our peoples and our nations.
Lord of the Harvest send forth laborers to
every unreached people group on the
earth. Father would you give your Son the
nations as his inheritance.

From all continents and islands, we cry:

Lift up your heads, O you gates!
Be lifted up ancient doors
so that the King of glory may come in!
Come fill the earth with the knowledge of Your glory
as the waters cover the sea.
The Spirit and the Bride say:

Amen! Come Lord Jesus!

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