Lord, give your Church the blessing of peace, especially for our inquirers group. Give us the power to testify about your Son, Jesus, the beloved. Give us your Spirit that we may live fully into your righteous calling.
In the house of the Lord all are crying, “Glory.”
Lord, give our nation the blessing of peace. Make our hearts understand that you show no partiality, but know that in every nation you accept anyone who does what is right.
Silence
In the house of the Lord all are crying,“Glory.”
Lord, give your creation the blessing of peace. You make yourself known to us in your works. You created the heavens and stretched them out; you spread out the earth and what comes from it. You are upon the mighty waters. May we witness your presence all around us and within us.
In the house of the Lord all are crying, “Glory.”
Lord, give this region the blessing of peace. May we not grow faint until your justice has been established in our hearts and lives.
In the house of the Lord all are crying, “Glory.”
Lord, give to our friends and family the blessing of peace. Bring your light to those who sit in darkness. In their places of hurt, pain, and death, declare new things and spring forth new life.
In the house of the Lord all are crying, “Glory.”
Lord, we pray for those on our Parish Prayer List… and those special concerns known only to us [a time to remember them silently or aloud], and those for whom no one prays.
In the house of the Lord all are crying, “Glory.”
Lord, give to those who have died the blessing of everlasting peace. May those who ate and drank of the body and blood of Christ in this life also know his resurrection life.
In the house of the Lord all are crying, “Glory.”