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Thoughts for the Week
...from the Chaplain
Week Beginning: 2 November 2026 - An Olavian is Independent
Live as people who are free, not using your independence as a cover-up for evil. 1 Peter 2: 16
Write down some ways in which you are independent. Do you like to be independent, if so, why? Do you use independence as a cover for selfishness or wrongdoing? Have you been encouraged to be independent in school, at home? Does anything need to change?
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty and independence. 2 Corinthians 3:17
What makes you act in the right way? How do you know what is healthy and good? How easy is it to be honest and truthful when you have the freedom to act however you wish? If we live freely then that carries responsibilities, write some of these down. How can you be both independent and responsible?
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Dear God, I come to you as I strive for independence. Lord I need you to help me deal with those things which are holding me back from my full potential. Help me to establish my independence and be an example to those around me. I pray for good friends, my family, for good health and the ability to work hard in whatever endeavours I choose to follow. I pray I would make a difference, I pray for change, and most of all I pray for love. To love and to feel loved. As I strive for independence may I never forget that there are those always willing to help me and stand by me. Amen. |
Our School Prayer
Eternal God,
Help us through our duty to you
To love our neighbour,
To care for others,
To do our best for and in school,
To work for the common good of our community,
And to care for ourselves as we serve you.
Amen
Additional prayers for difficult times
Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of your mercy in this time of uncertainty and distress.
Sustain and support the anxious and fearful,
and lift up all who are brought low; that we may rejoice in your comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.
Celtic Circle Prayer
Circle me Father God, Keep love within and hatred without, Keep hope within and despair without, Keep peace within and anxiety without. Circle me Father God, Keep strength within and weakness without, Keep faith within and doubt without, Keep light within and darkness without. Circle me Father God, Surround me with your love, Surround me with your protection, Surround me with your peace.
Amen.
