Prayers of Church & Community, date
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Holy God, Eternal Light … creator of the heavens and the earth, the heart and soul of the covenant, the God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ …
You are, in your glory, so much more than we could ever imagine … more than our highest love, and larger than the universe … yet small enough to curl up in Bethlehem’s manger, small enough to hang on a cross, and small enough to find a home within our hearts.
Dear God, shine the light of your truth upon us, that we might be well protected against the lies and misrepresentations of irresponsible politicians and profligate preachers … voices of hate and fear, doom and disaster.
Remind us, dear God, that we belong to the big story, your story - from the moment of creation to the end of time, to bring all thing together … you call unto yourself faith-keepers, O LORD … to walk in the light of hope, to carry in our hands the gifts of mercy and peace, to explore new avenues of understanding … to hold within ourselves the energies of gratitude and joy, creativity and vision … to face our daily tasks with resolute determination, ti seek justice and practice kindness … to do our best, and give our utmost … to cherish your holy name!
By your grace, we belong to the big story, your story.
We pray this day for loved ones and friends … we lay their needs before you …
Holy God, creator of the nations, and all the families of the earth, we pray for President Biden and his family, we pray for the members of Congress, we pray for the judiciary … we pray for the political process of the day … we pray for the voters of America … we pray for the preservation of our Democracy … the welfare of our heritage, the dreams of a more perfect union, from sea to shining sea.
We pray for peace in our time … we pledge ourselves to the work of peace … in prayer and good works, with awareness of the times and the challenges of the day … we will not submit to the lies, we will not retreat into silence … we will serve Christ, we will proclaim good news, we will lift up the realities of hope and freedom, welcome and affirmation - for all you creatures, O God, great and small … for humanity, for the earth, forever!
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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