O God beyond all names and forms—on this fourth and final Sunday of Advent our hearts quicken at the thought of the coming celebration of your birth as a human being, Our Lord, Jesus Christ. Your story is told anew as the darkness turns to light. Help us to magnify the wonder of new beginnings […]
Intercessor: Dear Lord of All. We pray in these precious Advent days of winter, for your grace to shine upon us, that we may carry the light of your love from our heart to our neighbors, friends and strangers. Lord, May the light of your countenance open our hearts, that we may share your love […]
Dearest Lord, anticipating the light that is to come, we ask that the world’s leaders be inspired by compassion to seek peace and justice for all people. We pray especially for those fleeing oppression, violence, and hunger, that they may find safe haven, food, and warmth. In Christ we pray. Dearest Lord, we are glad […]
Eternal God, we give thanks for your church, our leaders Michael, Greg, Berto and Hugh, and all fellow worshipers throughout the globe. We pray that we may be faithful servants to carry out your mission. The Lord is our righteousness. To you, O Lord, we lift up our souls and put our trust in you. Eternal God, […]
Oh Great Sacred Mystery: today we are told of the seven spirits who are but drops in the ocean of your greatness. You are the Alpha and the Omega, the one without a second. You are compassion, wisdom, justice, truth, beauty, courage and devotion, utter magnificence, and so much more. You teach us to be […]
Intercessor: Dear Holy Lord, You are the Alpha and Omega. We come to you in prayer for peace and assurance for the world, in the midst of hatefulness, wars and famines. We ask for your guidance and your hand upon those in power, that your will shall be done. Lord, you are our constant defense, our wisdom and our endurance. Our […]
Intercessor: Dearest Lord, help us trust that our jar of meal will not be emptied, and that the jug of oil will not fail if we give from our poverty. Inspire us to love our neighbors in need. Lord, purify our hearts as He is pure. Dearest Lord, be with our church as we minister to […]
Eternal God, you taught us to love you with all our heart and our neighbors as ourselves. We give thanks for your church and our Presiding Bishop Michael, our Bishop Greg, our priests Berto and Hugh asking that they remind us that these commandments are more important than all.Happy are they who have the God […]
Intercessor: Glorious are you, oh, Sacred Mystery. We bow before you in awe and wonder—even without seeing you, we love you, and without touching you, we embrace. Here at Emmanuel we celebrate your Presence in so many ways: through all the people and all the causes we gladly serve and for which we pray; through […]
Intercessor: Dear Lord our 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. We pray for your churches to be instruments of your peace in the world, wherever […]