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Bible reading and prayer journals available to help build young people’s relationship with God
The Church of Ireland Youth Department has relaunched its FUEL resource ahead of Advent, to encourage young people to get to know more about God as they read his words in the Bible. FUEL leads each young person through 25 days of readings, running up to Christmas, with space to answer questions and to respond creatively. The readings cover four themes:
- He is coming – the Old Testament’s prophecies about Jesus
- He is here – the story of his birth (in the Gospels)
- He will give – the gift of our salvation (in the New Testament’s letters)
- He will return – the hope for his second coming
Fuel is also accompanied by a prayer journal for creatively listening and responding to what God is saying, with room to think and write about what makes a prayer a prayer, why we pray, prayer requests, what helps us pray and what stops us from praying, and answers to prayer.
The prayer journals are linked with the Day of Prayer for Young People and Youth Ministry, which is held on the Sunday before Advent each year – this year on Sunday, 26th November.
National Youth Officer Simon Henry says: “These resources are timely to help and encourage young people to focus on developing their own personal walk with God and learn more about Jesus in a season when we can get distracted by so much else.”
If you’d like to get copies for your church, please contact your Diocesan Youth Officer or Youth Council representative or email [email protected]
Enquiries for CIYD can be made through the Church of Ireland’s online contact form at the following link: www.churchofireland.org/contact You’re welcome to follow us through our website www.ciyd.org or our social media channels on Facebook and Instagram.
Church of Ireland Youth Department