O gracious and holy Father, Give us wisdom to perceive you, intelligence to understand you, diligence to seek you, patience to wait for you, eyes to see you, a heart to meditate on you, and a life to proclaim you, through the power of the spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord Emmanuel is a family church in the North of the city of Plymouth - 'family' in the sense that we seek to make everyone of every 'age and stage' in life feel at home and valued as part of the church community Indeed, our mission statement is that we may have, "A passion to see God's Word shape our church and our church shape society"