Lord Jesus, as you have brought hope to my heart and life, may I be a bringer of hope to others: the suffering, the anxious, the weary, and the rejected, that they may find faith in you and be blessed. Amen.

Light a candle and say: Eternal God, where war has destroyed and divided, kindle the flame of hope; where poverty has diminished and demoralised, kindle the flame of hope; where confidence has been drained and damaged, kindle the flame of hope. In Jesus’ name. Amen.