Churches in St Albans and Harpenden are currently taking part in a global prayer movement for people to come to know Jesus Christ.

This started in 2016 at the initiative of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, but it has now grown into an international and ecumenical event.

The programme takes place between Ascension Day (30th May this year) and Pentecost Sunday (9th June).

The idea is for all who take part to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ and to pray for people they know to come to know him personally too.

Christians are praying that God’s Holy Spirit would inspire and equip them to share the Good News of Jesus with friends and families, communities and networks.

Also that, as a result, many more will respond and follow him, taking his offer of salvation and making him Lord of their lives.

Local churches are focusing on this theme in Sunday services, going on prayer walks and using their times of corporate prayer to look outwards to all those who live their lives without reference to Jesus.

The idea comes from the Bible's reference to Jesus’ final instructions to his disciples to be his witnesses, and the narrative in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles which describes how they then devoted themselves to prayer.

As Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, says, “In praying ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ we all commit to playing our part in the renewal of the nations and the transformation of communities.”

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