Even when we test God or quarrel with our neighbor, God lives in us, and love is perfected in us. When we thirst and do not comprehend the quenching of our thirst, God lives in us, and love is perfected in us. When poverty, illness, or death seem to overwhelm, God lives in us, and […]
Dear God the Mother and Father, May this church gathering today, draw your love through us to each other, our community, the world and to those you call us to serve. We surrender to your love, in the name of Jesus Christ. We pray for Emmanuel Church, our priests, Kate and Wray, our Vestry, Wardens, […]
O Lord, our world is often a wilderness of temptation in which we are pulled this way and that, away from you. Instruct us in the way we should go, so like Christ in the desert, the angels will attend us. O Lord, hear our prayer. O Lord, like Adam and Even in the garden, […]
O Lord, who gave the law to Moses on a mountaintop, we pray for the world and your church. Help us to realize that we are all your children and that we each are called to reflect your love. O Lord, hear our prayer. Help your church to fulfill your mission. Help Katherine, Greg, Wray […]
For peace among the nations, between neighbors and family members, and within our hearts: … we pray, God, hear our prayer. For the church: may the church walk with those most in need and may Emmanuel be open to all our neighbors on Orcas… we pray, God, hear our prayer. For those who struggle with […]
Dear Father, Mother God, We pray together for the concerns of this gathering of your children, for this church, this community, and your churches of many names working for the care of your people and creation. Open our hearts to help others with the power of your love. We pray for our priests, Wray and […]
Dearest Lord, we pray for your world, that, hearing your call, we might lose the bonds of injustice and let the oppressed go free, so that your light shall break forth like the dawn and your healing shall spring up quickly. Dear Lord, we pray. Dearest Lord, we pray for your church, that, hearing your […]
We present ourselves with pure and clean hearts as we pray to the Lord saying: Lord God of Hosts, hear our prayer. For all descendants of Abraham, that we all may be faithful members to fulfil your mission on earth. Lord God of Hosts, hear our prayer. For Barack, our President, Jay, our Governor and […]
Let us join with believers of all faiths and call upon our God to bless and protect all that is lovely in this world. For the church: for those who have answered God’s call; for those who live simply in community; for Christian families; for all who live their lives by the light of the Gospel […]
Dear Mother Father God, we pray from our hearts for your guidance and peace. We pray for Emmanuel Church to be a beacon of your love for all who come through the doors, whatever their belief or need. We are all your children seeking the power of your peace. DEAR MOTHER FATHER GOD, WE PRAY […]