The new Bishop of Durham is harnessing the power of social networking to get Christians praying for the region.
Prayer of the People was launched by the Rt Rev Justin Welby at St Nicholas’ Church in Durham on Friday.
He is inviting locals to share their hopes, dreams and prayers for their communities and the people who live in them.
A key component of the initiative is the use of social networking to allow people to submit their prayers.
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Prayers can be submitted to the bishop by ‘liking’ the Prayer of the People Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Prayerofthepeople) or following the initiative on Twitter (@prayerof and #prayerofthepeople).
Justin Welby says:
“When things are tough, sensible people turn to God. We often make prayer sound really difficult, but at its heart prayer is sometimes telling God our hopes and dreams, and then letting him shape us and our future.”
and this can be done in a few minutes online.
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