The Pope has giving his backing to the ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ prayer movement, which invites us to pray for the coming of God’s kingdom, during the 11 days from Ascension Day (last Thursday) to Pentecost, Sunday 24 May. The Archbishop of Canterbury has also backed the movement.
“These days of the ‘Thy Kingdom Come Novena’ are an especially fitting time … to pray that others will also come to encounter the saving and liberating love of God revealed in Jesus,” the Pope said in a video message.
“We long for him to save us from our sins, our foolishness, and all that might harm us. We long for him to heal what is broken in us and what is broken in our world. Even though we know that God is almighty and transcendent, we are still bold enough to ask him to be truly with us — not distant, but close.”
He continued: “While it is true that sometimes we stumble and forget about God and our need for him, at the core of our being we know that only he can satisfy our deepest longings and our inner restlessness.”
Read the full article in the Church Times, here, including the endorsement by the Archbishop of Canterbury.