Lector: O Most High, may the love of Christ urge us and all members of your Universal Church on to be your servants.
We walk by faith, hear our prayer.
O Most High, may Donald, our President, and Jay, our Governor, be faithful leaders keeping this nation and state safe while recognizing that all men are created equal with certain unalienable rights, including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
We walk by faith, hear our prayer.
O Most High, may peace come to all corners of this world, so each man, woman and child do not have to live in fear or suffering caused by strife and war.
We walk by faith, hear our prayer.
O Most High, on this Father’s Day, we give thanks for our fathers and we ask you to bless all fathers in this parish and community.
We walk by faith, hear our prayer.
O Most High, as summer arrives on your beautiful Orcas island where we are blessed to live, may we be good stewards of this gift.
We walk by faith, hear our prayer.
O Most High, we pray for all who suffer in body, mind or spirit, especially those we now name either silently or aloud, (silent pause), as well as those on our parish prayer list…..
We walk by faith, hear our prayer.
O Most High, we pray for those that have died and those that mourn especially as we remember our fathers who have joined your saints in heaven.
We walk by faith, hear our prayer.
Presider: O Most High, we give thanks to you as you listen to the prayers of your servants who walk by faith, help us to accept your will. Amen.