Oh Holy Mystery, beyond all knowing. Your glorious presence penetrates the known and unknown, the sacred and the profane, reaching beyond time to the outer reaches of space, filling our hearts with wonder. We seek you, long for you, and love you. Help us to love you more by blessing us with the will to live […]
Lord, we remember your leaders, Michael, Greg, Berto and Hugh who spoke the word of God to us. May we imitate their faith with the assurance that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. Lord, we give thanks for these United States, asking […]
Dear Lord of our creation and salvation, we open our hearts to you in prayer, every day of the week. May your churches throughout the world be inspired and guided through your Holy Spirit to serve others. You call us to offer food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted. Let […]
Precious Lord, teach us how to interpret the present time, that we might speak your wordfaithfully in pursuit of peace for all peoples and the earth itself.In Christ we pray. Precious Lord, we celebrate the return of Father Berto. What joy in our hearts! And we aredeeply grateful for the loving leadership of Father Hugh […]
Eternal God, we give thanks for your church and its leaders especially Terry who is with us this morning, Greg, our Bishop, and Michael, our Presiding Bishop. Give them guidance and inspiration, so that their words may remind us that faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Our […]
Oh Holy Creator, Sacred Mystery—we thank you for the beauty of creation, for the hard-working souls who made Market Day a success, for the return to health of so many, and for many other gifts and boons, a few of which we mention here (pause )……We ask continued blessings for our beloved priests, Berto and […]
Dear God, Lord of All Heaven and Earth, hallowed be your name. We pray for the world, for families in distress, for children in need of shelter, safety and comfort, and for those who flee from danger and fear. We surrender our longing into your hands Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ. We are all […]
Precious Lord, in this troubled world, help us to treat all strangers as Abraham did, offeringwater, food, and a place to rest, for the stranger might be the Lord himself.In Christ’s name, we pray. Precious Lord, help us to discover the Christ in ourselves by following your commandment to love one another. We especially thank you […]
Eternal God,we give thanks for your church and its leaders who teach us to turn to you with all 0our heart and with all our soul and to love our neighbors as ourselves. We pray we listen faithfully to their teaching and remember the Samaritan who knew that discerning who our neighbor is should not […]
Oh Sacred Creator, Holy Wisdom-Our yearning souls reach out to you. The mystery of existence, the rise and fall of nations, and the darkness of the suffering world are almost too much to bear. Tomorrow we celebrate the independence of this country from restrictive colonial powers. Please help us to treat others with the respect […]