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Claim this scriptural promise Habakkuk 3:2 as you pray for Ireland!

1. Pray that all Christians might work toward communal reconciliation.
2. Pray that Ireland’s ancient spiritual heritage might be restored for the blessing of the world.
3. The Catholic Church was for centuries the preserver and defender of the Irish. As the hurt and perceived betrayal of the church continues, thank the Lord that it is also raising up new questions about true faith and the One who never leaves or forsakes us.
   
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With the arrival of Christianity through the ministry of St Patrick in AD 432, Ireland experienced what we would term in our day as a revival. The word of God spread like wildfire, and many were converted through the national ministry of St Patrick. Ireland entered in to a monastic era- where monasteries were established nationwide and became hubs of studying the word of God, and evangelism was a major trademark as Irish missionaries established religious houses all over our island- and further too.

The Irish contribution to Europe and beyond was hugely significant. Men of passion sought adventure and left on journeys to England, France, travelling through to Italy and further, bringing good news with them. Men like St Colmcille who began a monastic settlement on the island of Iona, that soon became a thriving community with scholars coming from far and near to train as ministers. St Columbanus left Ireland to go to France, and set up many settlements across the continent, and his disciples went on to Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Poland.

These monastic settlements that were established by these Irish men were the equivalent to universities of our time. During the Dark Ages the word “Scotus” meaning Irishman and the word “Scholar” became synonymous. The great Irish settlements of Clonmacnoise, and Glendalough became renowned across Europe and were to Europe then what Oxford and other university cities are to our culture.

So now we face an uncertain economic future, a nation steeped in a religion that has failed them, and a church bruised and broken. In light of all that calls itself impossible, we believe in the God that parted the Red Sea, that broke down the walls of Jericho, that slays the giants, and that raises from the dead. We know He has a plan for our nation, a restoration of hope, of peace, and of broken lives being made whole. We trust Him to be the hope of our nation- not any one prophet, or denomination, or book or 5-step guideline. We look to him alone as the author and finisher of our faith, knowing he is faithful to complete that which began thousands of years ago.

Bíonn Dia lán de ghrá (God is full of love)

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1. Lord, I pray that you raise up a grass roots prayer movement in Ireland.
2. Lord, I pray that you raise up strong spiritual leaders in the churches of Ireland.
3. Lord, I pray that your Holy Spirit will build and empower the church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Ireland.
4. Lord, I pray that your Holy Spirit will encourage every believer in Ireland to be a bold witness for Jesus.
5. Lord, I pray that your Holy Spirit will draw thousands of people in Ireland to Christ.
6. Lord, I pray that the youth of Ireland would embrace Jesus as Saviour and Lord.
7. Lord, I am believing you for spiritual revival in Ireland.