As we come to you immediately in the silence, turn your face
toward us -- hear our prayers – help us feel your presence.
Gracious Lord, we are so very thankful for your great love, the
love that was manifested in the cross and is manifested in our salvation
through Jesus Christ.
We are grateful, too, for your Holy Word, which teaches us how
to live, how to worship and how to love.
Help us heed its teachings toward humility and gentleness; help us
remember that we each sin every day and that there’s no time to judge others because
they sin differently than we do, but instead we should devote our time to lifting
up each other in the love of Jesus Christ, building relationships that give us
the right to speak up.
Help us as we strive to be a devoted family, bearing with one
another in love. Bless our enemies,
Lord, and help us act in such a way that they see you when they see us.
Gracious God, engender in us a spirit of peace making every
effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit.
Satan and the world have no qualms in testing, tempting, and deceiving
us. Help us be a strong-knit family that
always strives to keep each member close to you.
Give us patience, Father, with ourselves as much as others. We can all too easily fall into the trap of
thinking we are bad because we sin. Help
us remember that even though we are human, we are your children – deeply flawed
and yet deeply good – and you can use us to do great things for your kingdom.
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Glory be to you, wondrous Lord, in whom all things are possible.
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We
ask special blessings today, Father, on Pine Oaks Assisted Living Center. Help them love and serve as they work to full
their mission to be a Christian Community compassionately
providing quality, person-centered care and services.
And now we pray together, as a family, the prayer that our
savior Jesus Christ taught us to pray:
