March 20, 2022 Prayers of the People - Westminster PC

Prayers of the People, 3.20.22

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Eternal God, to whom we belong.

In mind, body, heart and soul.

We give thanks for the gift of life, the love of Christ, this church, and the present moment in which we find ourselves called, called to live the ways of faith, hope, and love … called to let our light shine, clear and bright … called to grieve the violence and hate all around us, called to celebrate all those who point to the higher way, and live for the sake of others.

With all that we are, Dear God, and all that we hope to be, we set ourselves to the tasks at hand - we pray with all our might that we would further the welfare of our world.

And to that end, Dear God, we lift up our politicians and judges, those whom we have elected to serve the needs of our nation … and we pray for the leaders of the world who now face inordinate challenges, as the dogs of war have once again been unleashed, in a most horrible and hideous way. 

We pray for our own peace of mind, O God, not that we wish to be undisturbed, but rather in our disturbance, we would feel your compassion and your distress - for this is part of what it means to carry our cross - to feel deeply the pains of your world, it’s sorrows and it’s fears, and we will carry our cross, O LORD, as best we can.

We pray, now for our loved ones near and far - we pray for your legions of angels to surround them and keep them safe, in body and soul - we pray for our parents, our children, our grandchildren.

And we pray for our Westminster church - and for the church universal - that women and men of good conscience, girls and boys, will continue to lift up the name of Christ in ways that are constructive and healing.

All of this, 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, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.