That you have found us …
And made us a part of Christ …
It’s always a miracle of grace … that we should be here!
We are grateful for all things great and small … for you are at work in all things … in the bright and the beautiful; in the sad and the bitter … at work for good, and we give thanks … as you mold our lives and establish our character – that we might discover along the ways of our life the glories of your love and the wonder of your ways.
We give thanks today for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who saw a need and rose to the occasion … who faltered at times, but didn’t give up … who faced untold threats and stayed the course … who prayed to you with joy and with tears … who wrote and preached a consistent message of equality and justice for all.
We give thanks for all such folks, some known to the world, and some known but to you – folks who see a need and fill it … who pray and write … love and lead … help and hope … changing the world with their courage and their convictions …
We pray for our nation today as we prepare to inaugurate our 44th president, Barak Hussein Obama … we pray for his wife, Michelle, and his two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
We pray for Joe and Jill Biden and their children …
We pray for our legislators and our judges …
And for the wellbeing of our nation …
To marshal our resources and firm up our resolve, O LORD …
To take big steps to heal the wounds and restore our economy …
To care for one another as our Founding Fathers and Mothers envisioned … in this new land … a haven for the world … from sea to shining sea.
We pray, as well, O LORD, for Covenant on the Corner …
Our part of the church of Jesus Christ …
We thank you for what has been in our 60 years …
For what is …
And what shall be …
O LORD our God, we would be faithful to you …
As you have been faithful to us …
Pour out upon us the full measure of your Holy Spirit …
We cannot do this on our own …
Wouldn’t want to do it on our own …
For in your light, we see light …
By your grace, we are found.
We bless and praise you, O God,
In the name of our LORD Jesus Christ …
Who taught us to pray, saying,
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done …
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