Dear Lord God, Creator of all. We come to you in our weakness, asking you to hear our prayers, with reverent submission to your will, and gratitude for your son, our teacher of serving others with humility, Jesus Christ.

Guide us into trust and faith as your servants.

We pray for your churches to be instruments of your peace in the world, wherever there is fear and oppression. 

Holy God of all, bless and inspire the many who serve in your name. 

We pray for our beloved Emmanuel parish, our beloved priests, Father Berto and Father Hugh, our Bishop Gregory, our Presiding Bishop Michael, and the many churches in the world who are reading the spirit of these same lessons today.  Grant us your grace and guidance in our service to others.

Holy God of all, in our weakness, lift us up. Let us not seek to be served, but to serve, in your name Lord. 

In our daily life, we thank you for nourishing our soul, energizing our mind and feeding our body, so that we may serve others with loving purpose, each in our unique way, as taught by your son Jesus Christ. 

Guide us into service with your purpose and grace.

In our wildest, most daring dreams of peace in the world, we pray for the welfare and safety of all people.  We pray for wisdom and self discipline for the leaders, to know your will and act with tolerance and respect for each other. Bless our United States in pursuing the process of governing with equality and justice for all. 

Holy God of all, in our weakness, lift us up. Our trust is in the the Lord. Grant us your purpose, love and grace.

We pray for those in unbearable circumstances, threatened, fearful, the prisoners, the homeless and hungry. Bless those who reach out to them. We pray for thousands of immigrants fleeing their homes, those who cannot flee, and nations struggling with our shifting world population, when old ways are unstable.

When we feel insecure, give us faith. Our help is in the Name of the Lord.

We pray for those in sickness, grief, loneliness, and for each of our unspoken needs,  especially for those we now name:

Grant them your healing peace and loving grace.

Our trust and faith is in the Name of the Lord.

 We pray for those we hold in our hearts, and those who have gone before us to your heavenly joy. Comfort those who mourn.

 Our peace is in the Name of the Lord, in whom I put my trust and faith, the light of the world and savior of our soul.

We pray for our earthly home, the air, water, forests, animals and  ecosystems you have perfectly created. We are gravely concerned for the damage we are causing to our earth and atmosphere. When our life styles take us away from you Lord, refresh our vision. Bring us to urgent action to change our support of destructive enterprises on our earth. Lead us to new awareness of our daily habits. Teach us to save and sustain our world, with your guidance and grace.

Our help is in the Name of the Lord, the light of our world in whom I put my trust and faith.

Presider:

Our help is in the Name of the Lord, who loves each of us beyond our knowing. Open our hearts to the fullness of your grace. Lead us with each thought, to be at peace with one another and with our earth. Guide us into trust and faith as your servants. We ask in the name of Jesus, your son and servant who died for us. Amen.