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 […]
Lord of Abraham and Sarah, David and Rebekah and all our ancestors, we give thanks to our church leaders: Michael, Melissa, Berto and Hugh. We ask that they inspire us to believe that you rescue us from the body of death. We thank you, Lord of heaven and earth. Lord of Abraham and Sarah, David […]
Oh Great and Holy Mystery: Our souls cryout to you. How long, Beloved, how long before we are trulyfree? How long before your children remember your presence inall that is, especially in one another?May all praise you for all your goodness and mercy.On this day, so close to celebrating our “Independence”, let usacknowledge the painful […]
Lord, we pray for your church in all its forms and for all believers. We give thanks for our leaders, Michael, Melissa, Berto and Hugh asking that they inspire us to be your faithful loving servants in this temporal world. Lord, you love righteousness and justice as your loving-kindness fills the whole earth. Lord, we […]
Dear Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit—we celebrate you with joy on this day set aside to honor your triune presence in our lives. We have just heard again the wonderful words of our forebears in describing the mystery of your creation. For ages we have told our children that you made us just a […]
Dear Lord, We pray together for the whole world, as one in your love, as we celebrate Pentecost. We ask the light of your Holy Spirit to guide us in our times of deep concern and uncertainty. Bless the people in nations at war, those struggling for survival and safety for their families. Bring the […]
Precious Lord, do not leave the world comfortless; we ask you to send your holy spirit tostrengthen those who suffer the constant terror of war. We pray deeply for peace in Ukraine,Sudan, Palestine, and other nations suffering violence and dislocation.In your name, we constantly devote ourselves to prayer. Precious Lord, protect the faithful of your […]