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PRAYERS
OF THE PEOPLE
Almighty
and everlasting God, in the thankfulness of your eternal love for us in
Jesus Christ, in His spirit of praise and worship, please hear us as we
pray for others in the name of our Savior.
We pray for our brothers and sisters in the church, all over this world.
Empower them in service to Christ.
Lead them to know and experience your will for their lives that
they may love their neighbors in the reality of our Lord.
Please, grant that all who trust in you will hear your Word in
their lives and obey your calling to love one another in their lives.
Lead all the nations of this world in the ways that serve their citizens
with justice and personal rights to live out the courage to be whom you
have called them to be. We pray for Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel,
Pakistan, and others. Protect
the innocent and touch with your sweet presence all who are suffering
with grief.
Give your grace and leadership presence to all who are proclaiming your
gospel through the Word and Sacrament.
As your congregation, lead us to grow spiritually and being
blessed by experiencing your truth and a life changing level in our
hearts that we may reach out in love to those whom you bring into our
lives.
Comfort and relieve, O Lord, all who are in
trouble…sorrow…poverty…sickness…grief…especially known to us,
whom we name before you in silence…Heal them in body, mind, or
circumstance, working in them, by your grace, wonders beyond all they
may dream or hope.
Bring to our remembrance all those who, having served you on earth, now
sing your praises eternally. May
their endurance give us courage and their faithfulness give us hope;
through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Amen.
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