LOVE OXFORD 2007

Broad Street: Sunday 10 June 2007 

Many Christians in Oxford long to work and serve more together, to worship and pray more together. So for the second year running, the churches of Oxford organised a united open air celebration in Broad Street on Sunday 10 June 2007.

We welcomed the John Pritchard, the new Bishop of Oxford, and sang together a new song "On Holy Ground" written especially with Love Oxford and the Martyrs Memorial in mind.

One of the highlights were the prayers in 4 languages for Oxford:

Yoruba

led by Dupe Adefala (Pastor, Word Fountain Ministries)

Nitoripe ninu Emi kan li a ti baptisti gbogbo wa sinu ara kan, a si ti mu gbogbo wa mu

ninu Emi kan. Ara ki ise eya kan, bikose pupo. Bi eya kan ba si njiya, gbogbo eya a si

jumo baa jiya; tabi bi a ba mbola fun eya kan, gbogbo eya a jumo ba a yo. Nje ara Kristi

li enyin ise, olukuluku nyin si je eya ara re. A gbadura wipe ki ife ti o wa ni arin wa mu

imole Kristi wa si ilu ti a ngbe. Amin.

Argentinean Spanish

led by Norita Roberts (Pastor, Rivers of Life Church)

Por un solo Espíritu fuimos todos bautizados en un cuerpo, y a todos se nos dio a beber

de un mismo Espíritu. Además, el cuerpo no es un solo miembro, sino muchos. De

manera que si un miembro padece, todos los miembros se duelen con él, y si un

miembro recibe honra, todos los miembros con él se gozan. Somos el cuerpo de Cristo,

y miembros cada uno en particular. Que el amor entre nosotros traiga luz en el lugar

donde vivimos. Amen.

Punjabi

led by Eunis Masih (Pastor, United Asian Evangelical Church)

Sanu sariyan nu ek sarir banan laie eko atma naal baptisma dita giya atey sanu sariyan

nu eko atma piaya gia. Sarir tan eko aung nahin sgon baho-aunga hai. Jey ek aung nu

dukh lagey tan sarey aung os dey naal dukhi hundey hun, jey ek aung da aader hovey

tan sarey aung os dey naal anand hundey hun. Aseen sarey masih da sarir han atey

sadey vichon har ek os da hisa han. Aseen jithey rahedey han, sada ek dujey laie piyar

roshni liavey. Amen.

English

read by all

We were all baptised by one Spirit into one body, and we were all given the one Spirit

to drink. The body is not made up of one part but of many. If one part suffers, every

part suffers with it; if one part is honoured, every part rejoices with it. We are the

body of Christ, and each one of us is a part of it. May our love for one another bring

light in the place where we live. Amen.