Precious Lord, we pray for our world, that we do not become blinded by the arrogant, who confide only in their own strength. We seek to humbly serve each other in compassionate love. We pray for our world. Precious Lord, you promised that wherever two or three of us are gathered together in your name, […]

O God, of our Ancestors, we give thanks for your church, all worshipers and especially our leaders, Michael, Melissa, Berto and Hugh. We ask that they teach us to hold fast to what is good and love one another with mutual affection. We give thanks to you Lord and call upon you. O God, of […]

Oh great Mystery, help us to listen deeply as we revisit the stories of the great ones who led the way so many thousands of years ago. Their deeds live on and teach us anew as we walk again on ancient pathways to greater wisdom, and deeper understanding. We look to you now with praise, […]

Sisters and brothers, there’s a wideness in God’s mercylike the wideness of the sea! Therefore let us come before ourloving God, saying, “Hear us, we humbly pray; Lord, help us.”Loving God, you have shown your Church such great mercy.Through the witness of your Church, may those beyond our wallsalso experience the goodness of your mercy.Hear […]

Lord, as we walk the rough waters of war and climate change, we reach for your hand, lest we sink into fear and despair: “Lord, save us!” In Christ we pray. Lord, we pray for the strength to do your work of love in the world. Be with our priests, Berto and Hugh, and our […]

Eternal God, we  give you thanks for your church and especially our beloved Emmanuel. We pray that our leaders, Michael, Melissa, Berto and Hugh faithfully guide us to believe the morning star rises in our hearts, so we are moved by the Holy Spirit to serve you. We praise Eternal God, lover of justice. Eternal […]

Creator of All That Is, you who are both personal and impersonal, within and without, everywhere visible yet invisible—we yearn to know you, to create with you a better world, to be more loving, more patient, less self-involved.  So we thank you for your abundant gifts, for so much wonder and beauty. And we want to […]

Dear Lord of Heaven and Earth. You are the Alpha and Omega. We pray to you with hearts longing to know your peace for the world. On our earth of floods and fires, highest world heat, and wars of destruction, we are all your children Lord, in all our differences, we are yours.  We surrender our […]

Dearest Lord, grant us the understanding to know what we ought to do to prevent the destruction of our planet and peoples by our own hands. Be with all those who suffer war, flooding, extreme heat, and other effects of our incessant desire for more. In Christ, we pray. Dearest Lord, we ask you for […]