What began as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the Church of England in 2016 has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer.
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Between May 10–20, 2018, the campaign Thy Kingdom Come (@thykingdom_come) is calling communities and churches internationally to gather to pray that their friends, families, and neighbors come to know Jesus Christ.
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A variety of prayer events will take place across the 10 days between the church calendar days of Ascension and Pentecost, including 24/7 prayer rooms, prayer days, prayer walks, and half nights of prayer. Cathedrals, churches, and other venues will host Beacon Events, gathering people across towns and cities to worship and pray for the empowering of the Holy Spirit for effective witness. The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a global challenge to Christian people to take the #Pledge2Pray (see the interactive map) for #ThyKingdomCome, an online prayer initiative.
Project leader Emma Buchan says, “We’ve heard from churches across the world, including different denominations and traditions, who have all pledged to get involved from South Africa to Canada and from the Brazil to Hong Kong. Each place is organizing the time in their own way, for example in Hong Kong they’re planning big celebrations in the cathedrals and establishing a network of ‘prayer warriors.’”
Archbishop Justin Welby says, “Jesus prayed at the Last Supper that we, those who follow him, might ‘be one that the world might believe.’ We are invited to make a lasting difference in our nations and in our world, by responding to his call to find a deep unity of purpose in prayer. It’s not a Church of England thing, it’s not an Anglican thing; it’s a Christian thing.”
Welby continues: “Pentecost is, of course, the time when we remember the sending of the Holy Spirit….Scripture teaches us [that]….the gift of the Holy Spirit, God’s empowering presence with us, isn’t given to us for our own sake. The reason we pray “Come, Holy Spirit” is not so that we can feel good. It is so that we may be empowered to be his witnesses.
“Every Christian is a witness….Read these words of Jesus in Acts 1:8: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” We cannot witness on our own. So for these ten days we ask, knock, and seek for a fresh empowering of the breath of God for this calling.”
During the 11 days of Thy Kingdom Come, you’re encouraged to take part in a variety of ways.
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