Saturday, August 18, 2012

Prayers of the Church, 8.19.12

6You, O Lord, are God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all…the one God, the true God…our loving God.

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:

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