Prayers of Church & Community, May 5, 2024
Westminster Presbyterian Church
A world in turmoil, a time of distress.
The human story, onward we press.
Where is God? some must ask.
As we wonder about the needed task.
Come and follow me, says Jesus.
I offer you my deepest peace.
Take up your cross, and follow the love
Remember to sing to the God above.
Holy God, Eternal Light, we gather here in this quiet and thoughtful place, to consider who we are, and what must be done to care for the Garden you’ve given to us.
In song and sermon, in Scripture and prayer, dear God, you promise us your word, your counsel and your love … you speak to us in the morning sky … you call our attention to the lilies of the field … you remind us that the hairs of our heard are counted, and your eye is upon the sparrow.
We take heart in such things, and give thanks for your love.
We celebrate Cinco de Mayo, dear God … victory, freedom, and Democracy … chains of oppression broken, liberty proclaimed.
Help us, we pray, to face the challenges of the day: to pay attention, to listen to the cries of the broken heart …
A world in turmoil, dear God:
from Gaza to Israel, Sudan to Niger, China to Korea,
Japan and the Philippines …
Ukraine and Moldova, Russia and Europe …
O God, there isn’t nation beyond your reach, a people too far from your love … we know that you are at work in all things for good … give us hope where there is despair, and give us patience to wait upon you - our LORD and our Savior.
Holy God, Eternal Light, we celebrate our dear Confirmands. We give thanks their families, their schools, and their classmates … they hold the future in their hands …
We pray for:
Avalon Baker … … Eden Baker … … Braden Fung … … Fletcher Paddock … … Ian Paddock … … Audrey Park
Bless them, we pray, with all of heaven’s mercies … shape their souls and minds in the image of Christ, and bring them to the world stage, there to make their mark and build your kingdom, the kingdom of light and peace.
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.
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