Prayer

Three pairs of hands clasped in prayer over bibles on a tablePrayer is integral to our relationship with God and our growing in faith as followers of Christ. Bishop Rachel said: “If we want a relationship with someone to deepen and grow, we need to spend time with that person. It can be no surprise that the same is true between us and God.”

“Commitment to daily prayer is about our relationship with the God who is love. St Paul, in his great passage about love, speaks of now seeing ’in a mirror, dimly‘ but one day seeing face to face: ’Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known‘ (1 Corinthians 13.12).

“Our daily prayer is part of that seeing in a mirror dimly, and it is also part of our deep yearning for an ever-clearer vision of our God. As we read Scripture, the past and the future converge in the present moment. We hear words from long ago – some of which can appear strange and confusing – and yet, the Holy Spirit is living and active in the present. In this place of relationship and revelation, we open ourselves to the possibility of being changed, of being reshaped in a way that is good for us and all creation.”

Read the full article here and more reflections from Bishop Rachel in Reflections for Daily Prayer 2025/2026 —>

Bishops’ letters

Our bishops share weekly reflections:

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Prayer news:

 

Pray globally: Anglican Cycle of Prayer

 

We pray for the world, because wherever people like us are at, at this moment, we want them to know they’re loved. And we pray that God is with them, just as they are with us.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer website
24-7 Prayer Lectio 365 app, a free daily devotional app that helps you pray the Bible every day.

Thy Kingdom Come

Intercessions: the Diocesan Prayer Companion

Relaunched in September 2025, this prayer companion includes the collect for the day, the weekly Life vision prayer focus and a daily benefice, school and diocese and beyond prayer focus. You can use this resource to structure your prayers.

Quarterly Diocesan Prayer Companion here >

Pocket Prayer guides

These pocket sized booklets have been created to help existing Christians enrich their prayers, trying out new ways of connecting with God.

Order these booklets at cost: please click here.

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Contemplative Examen

More prayer resources:

APP: Lectio daily prayer app
APP: Church of England Daily Prayer
APP: Everyday Faith
Wellbeing: Soul
Shapes for Living
Thy Kingdom Come
Loved and Liked
The Pilgrim Way

Booklet: Try Praying

Try Praying free prayer booklet Church of England Gloucester

Download our free prayer booklet:
Try Praying (Booklet)
Print example

 

See also: Christian Faith: what we believe

The Pilgrim Way Church of England booklet lent courseThe Pilgrim Way

The Pilgrim Way is a new guide to the core beliefs of the Christian faith. Set out in a question and answer format, it follows one of the Church’s very earliest ways of teaching and training disciples.

Watch Bishop Robert and Bishop Rachel discuss the Pilgrim Way booklet:

Read more about the booklet on the CofE website →
Buy the course booklet here →