Oh Risen Christ: How we rejoice and yearn to see you, touch you, and be touched by you. How we thank you for your way of wisdom, your compassionate heart.Let us not be blind to the way of your wisdom, oh Lamb. O Risen Christ, we thank you for the inspiring leadership of Emmanuel Church, […]
Precious Lord, in the spirit of reconciliation that is Easter, let the peoples of the world be reconciled in peace and respect for freedom, dignity, equality, and justice. Be especiallywith the people of Ukraine, Afghanistan, and others who suffer the terror and displacement of war.Peace be with you.Precious Lord, in the spirit of reconciliation that […]
Lord, on this glorious day when we commemorate your resurrection, we give thanks for your church and our church leaders, Michael, Greg, Berto and Hugh. May they be as strong a witness as Mary Magdalene so we may weep no more and be faithful servants. The LORD is my strength and my song, and he […]
Lord, on this glorious day when we commemorate your resurrection, we give thanks for your church and our church leaders, Michael, Greg, Berto and Hugh. May they be as strong a witness as Mary Magdalene so we may weep no more and be faithful servants. The LORD is my strength and my song, and he […]
Intercessor: Oh Holy Mysterious God: you appear as Jesus Christin our lives today—humble and well aware of the peril that liesahead of you, as you enter the Holy City, riding upon an untrainedcolt. We too are untrained—yet we wish to carry your truthforward on this blessed and prophetic day and throughout theholy week ahead of […]
Dear Lord, Creator of all heaven and earth, In this time we pray to you for peace, healing and assurance. We pray from the longing of our hearts to be close to you Lord, as our small world feels the pain of death and destruction of your people. Lord, Hear our prayer. God is light and in […]
Precious savior, we ask you to hold in your compassionate care the people of Ukraine. Protect them from harm; hurry the peace, that the nations of earth might find harmony and hope in our time. With fervent hope and hearts, we pray for the world. Precious savior, we pray for our church, that it might […]
Eternal God of Abraham and Sarah, of Isaac and Rebecca, of Jacob, Leah and Rachel, may your church in all its forms inspire each of us so that when we sit down to eat and drink, we rise up not to play but rather to praise you and be your servants. O God, you are […]
Oh Beloved Holy Mystery: A time of transformation is upon us. Buds are bursting, birds nesting, leaves unfurling. We thank you for the renewal and affirmation of life here on our island. We thank you for one another, for our faith in You. We thank you for peacemakers here and throughout the world. We thank […]
Intercessor: Dear Lord, We come to you in prayer among the swift and frightening changes in the world. In this special time of Lent, we open our hearts to your spirit of transformation. Bless our precious Emmanuel Church, the hands and hearts who serve our island community, our beloved priest Fr. Berto, Fr. Hugh, Bishop […]