Intercessor: Dear Lord, everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth, We pray for the whole world in these times of turmoil, violence and the Covid pandemic. These times are difficult for us to comprehend. Our faith is steadfastly in you, Lord. Lord, you heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds. We pray […]
Intercessor: Dearest Lord, we pray for your guidance during a pandemic that is especially threatening to essential workers, the elderly, and the poor. Help us speed the vaccine to the most vulnerable and to positively address the circumstances that make them vulnerable — inadequate housing, unsafe workplaces, and lack of health care. In Christ we […]
Steadfast love is yours, O Lord, we give thanks for the leaders of your church, especially Justin, Michael, Greg, Berto and Hugh as we look to them to remind us that the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news. God, you are our refuge. Steadfast love is yours, O Lord, we […]
Intercessor: Oh Holy Creator, our hearts cry to you; guide and protect our leaders, especially at this time our President Elect and Vice-President Elect, Joseph and Kamala, as they prepare to take the reigns of a chariot whose wheels seem ready to fall off. Please keep them, and all people, safe from harm, and help […]
Intercessor: Dear God of Heaven and Earth, we come to you in prayer, with our hearts open to your love. As we each stay in our separate space, we are grateful to be gathered in community through Emmanuel Parish with inclusiveness for all. Lord, we are strengthened by the power of sharing your Love. We […]
Dearest Lord, in this season of epiphany, we ask that you might turn our mourning into joy, that you give us gladness for sorrow, and that we might exchange sickness and hunger for health and plenty, for all the peoples of the world In Jesus’s precious name, we pray. Dearest Lord, happy are those whose […]
Intercessor: Emmanuel, God-with-us, we are overwhelmedwith your presence, humble yet divine. Our hearts arefilled with longing for the day when all people will seeyour glory, when none of your people will know hunger,loneliness, or fear; when each of us will know the peaceof your presence.We pray for all whom God has made.Our hope is for […]
Reader: We think today of the Holy Parents, the blessed mother, riding a donkey led by Joseph on the way to Bethlehem. This image is ripe with promise, with hope, and no doubt a bit of fear. With them, we ponder the great mystery of the Holy Spirit and we do our best to follow […]
Intercessor Dear God, In these precious Advent days of winter, we pray for your bountiful grace and mercy to speedily bring peace and healing for the divided world. We pray in the hope which Advent brings, for peace and healing, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We are grateful for […]
Dearest Lord, we ask for your comforting presence as we struggle with this yearlong pandemic. Help us cultivate patience and caring hearts and to remember to wear our masks. Out of the depths, we call. Dearest Lord, be with our ministers and lay workers in this time of great need; support them as they seek […]