Glory be to you, O Lord. Great is your name among all your people. We bow in awe to your majesty. We bow in awe of your wondrous love. Your love is as high as the highest mountain and deep as the deepest sea. Your love for your people knows no bounds. You meet our needs, you walk with us in our trials, you support us with the love of Christian families, friends, and churches. We are your children and you are our God.
Just as you care for even the sparrows, make us ever mindful, Father, of the distress around us, not just during times of privation and disaster, but as a part of our very lives looking at needs, being empathetic toward those who are struggling and suffering, and taking those concerns and translating them into action for that is what you call us to be – people of action, those who do not merely acknowledge evil and suffering, but those who actively work to overcome them in the name of Jesus.
In the wake of tragedies like our Haitian brothers and sisters are experiencing, let us not gawk and stare, let us not just speak of our sorrow in their despair, but instead liberate in us the desire to give, not as long as it’s comfortable, but to give with sacrificial spirits, spirits anchored in the knowledge that you will always care for us.
In a world so advanced and educated, there are still a staggering number of people who do not know you, who do not call you Lord. Make in us the belief that this fact is not acceptable and embolden us to use every opportunity to show your love and share the truth of the Gospel, tying the two together in ways that make you real in the examples of our lives.
Jesus spoke. Jesus taught. Jesus healed. Gives us the gifts to follow his example.
Father, we ask your blessings on our enemies. Give us the strength to overcome our fears, to overcome our egos, to overcome our hurt feelings and reach out in the name of the risen Savior.
In the silence, Lord, hear our prayers of mercy and forgiveness for our sins. Hear our prayers of supplication for those in need, close to home and around the world. Hear our praises of heartfelt thanksgiving that you are our loving God.
We bring before you now, God, the Ghana Christian Mission and its leaders, Enoch & Lydia Nyador. Bless their medical and physical needs, as well as their mission of sharing the gospel to the Ghanaian people around them.
And now, we pray together as Jesus, our savior in word and deed, taught us to pray:
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