1.28.24 Prayers of Church & Community, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, CA

 Prayers of Church & Community, January 28, 2024

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Glorious in light, 

gracious in mercy, 

good in all respects, 

Holy God, Mother and Father of us all, we give thanks for the Tower on Lake Avenue - those who laid the foundation of faith for the sake of the future - who raised their hymns and did the work of love … they did it well, O God, and sometimes they didn’t … they were true to your Christ, dear God, and sometimes not …  

In our weakness, dear God, may your Holy Spirit provide guidance and correction … in our strength, O God, may your Holy Spirit provide humility and gratitude.

This day, O God, we pray for poets and writers - as they take the language of words and shape them like clay in the potter’s hand, to create an image, a story, a world, wherein we can find ourselves, our goodness, our sorrows, our best, and our worst.

This day, O God, we pray for the engineers and scientists, the technicians and staff, of JPL - they map the universe and take us to the stars. They build the machines of exploration, dear God, they probe the mysteries of the universe, they help us dream.

This day, O God, we pray for the medical faculties of our universities and hospitals … we pray for the technicians who manage the machinery of our health, the housekeepers and the cooks, administrative staff and archivists … as they care for our bodies and minds, and seek cures for our ailments.

Bless us, we pray, in this time of worship and wonder … set our spirits soaring with the glories of Christ and the joy of our redemption … give us patience, we pray, in the midst of distress and grief … give us energy when we’re tired, give us rest when we need it, give us love …  

We pray, O God, for our YouTube Family … may this time together bring healing and hope, to all … we pray for Stan and Ann Marie, for Charles, for Francie and for Cheri … separated though we be by many miles, we are intimately bonded together by the Holy Spirit.

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.