Lector: Precious Lord, as the world struggles with sickness, climate change, and ongoing issues of oppression, injustice, homelessness, and hunger, please turn your tender heart toward our prayers for healing and health. We pray that our faith will be a powerful force for good in the world. In Christ we pray. Dearest Lord, happy are […]
Eternal God, we give thanks for your church and our leaders Michael, Greg, Berto and Hugh. We ask that they help us to remember the sabbath day and not be confident in temporal things, so we may be a people that produces the fruits of your kingdom. In the power of the Holy Spirit, make […]
Lector: Dear Lord of All, we pray together for our world, for our nation, and for our environment. We come to you in the midst of our anxiety, with the earth in upheaval, fires, smoke, hurricanes, extreme temperatures and earthquakes. We pray for those suffering from fires, smoke, and those who have lost their […]
Dearest Lord, our world is stricken by a common loss of health, life, and security. As one world, we fear for our future. As one world, then, bring us together to care for each other. Help us to remember our common creation and salvation in love. Dearest Lord, your church is your servant on earth. […]
Eternal God, even though our buildings are close, our hearts are open. Even though we are physically apart, we sing your praises in the congregation of the faithful. We give thanks for all the blessings of this life that we have on Orcas Island, surrounded by beauty. In the power of the Holy Spirit, make […]
Oh Great and Powerful “I Am:” In today’s scripture you reveal your true name, the great mystery that is too profound for any one of us to fully comprehend.We bow our heads before such wonder. With our beloved priests, Berto and Hugh, our Bishop, Greg, and our Presiding Bishop Michael, may all your children rise […]
Lector: Let us lift our voices in prayer, joining with the faithfulthroughout the world who offer their intercessions this day,responding, “Lord, hear our prayer.” Give your grace to those who care for children in fosterhomes, sustain them with patience, and encourage them toprovide a family of love and respect; let us pray.Lord, hear our prayer. […]
Eternal God, we are blessed to know you through your church. Give us the courage to answer your call as Joseph answered Israel, here I am.As you hear our prayer help us to take heart and not be afraid. Eternal God, we are blessed to live in these United States even as we face a […]
Great Mystery-Beloved God, we trust that you are living in us and through us—as a community and individually. Even so, some of us feel deeply puzzled by the shape of these troubled times. Dear God, we know that, while your methods are mysterious, the path leads to and emanates from eternal love. Like Jacob, we […]
Precious Lord, our world is in great need of your love.We pray that we might become like you during these challenging times — gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger, and filed with kindness and truth. In Christ we pray. Precious Lord, although we are unable to gather together in our beloved, little white […]