Dear Lord, please be with the peoples of your world, so many of whom are caught up in violence and fractious politics. Tame our hearts. Let us see each other from multiple perspectives — not simply through the narrow windows of pride and fear. Help us to understand rather than hate. Teach us to love. […]
Lord, we pray for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Katherine, our Presiding Bishop; Greg, our Bishop; Berto, our rector; and all who minister through this parish that we may be united in your truth, live together in your love and reveal your glory in this temporal world. Lord, let us have mercy on others as you […]
O God, we pray for the universal church so that we will be fed in mind and soul and in turn feed others with the strength that we receive from you. In hope, we pray, Come, Jesus, come. We pray that the people of the United States of America and their leaders discern what is […]
For the members of our parish, our diocese, and the church in the world, Let us be present to the divine. For the fearful, the disabled, and the hungry, Let us be present to the divine. For the needs of those on our parish prayer list, Let us be present to the divine. For people […]
Dearest Lord God, help the seven billion peoples of the seven continents, so many and so varied in language and culture, to discern what is good and acceptable and perfect for your world so that, putting aside ourdifferences, we might strive diligently to achieve your will for us, here on earth. Our help is in […]
Leader: For the members of our parish, our diocese, and the church in the world, People: How beautiful are the feet of them who bring good news! Leader: For the baptism of Margaret Jean Frix, and for her family, People: How beautiful are the feet of them who bring good news! Leader: For the individual […]
Dear Lord God of all, In the brief time of our amazing life, hold us in this moment of knowing that we are one with You God, the creator of all that is. We pray that You will bring us closer to You when we have doubts and uncertainty. We ask for Your strength and […]
Dearest Lord, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, hold this precious world and all its peoples in your loving hands, especially those suffering violence and fear in Africa and the Middle East. Teach us to love creation and one another as Christ loves us. Dearest Lord, we pray. Dearest Lord, without whom nothing […]
We pray for your Church, especially Greg, our Bishop, Walter, who is with us today, Berto, our new Rector, and ourselves, your ministers that we may all work to fulfill your mission. Abba, we, your children, wait with patience. We pray for this Nation and especially the innocent children left in the middle of chaos […]
For the ability to use our talents wisely, Let us hear the word of the Lord, and understand it. For the girls and women who have escaped the Nigerian extremists, and for those still enslaved, Let us hear the word of the Lord, and understand it. For friends and family and warm summer days, Let […]