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1/07/07
Prayers of the People
We are very thankful, dear God, that we have been blessed by you with
communion and fellowship together in your life.
Thank you that we are able to see who Jesus Christ is by your
saying to Him, “You are my Son, my beloved, in whom I am well
pleased.” And we know in
our hearts that we are to simply, and yet profoundly, admire and praise
Jesus for who He is, without trying to serve ourselves by what we think
we might get out of it. You
have already given us our place in your life.
Thank you. We praise
you for this with all our hearts!
We need your guidance in the church.
We want to serve you and give back to you because of all you have
done for us in our lives, and especially for what you have done for us
in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Lead us to relate to you personally in our daily lives, and show
us where and how you want us to obey you in giving of ourselves to be
with you in your ministry among the lives of our brothers and sisters in
Christ. Be our God in our
serving the church.
Renew our nation in the ways of justice and peace.
Guide those who make and administer our laws to build a society
based on trust and respect. Erase
prejudices that oppress; free us from crime and violence; guard our
youth from the perils of drugs and materialism.
Give all citizens a new vision of a life of harmony.
Sustain those among us who need your healing touch.
Make the sick whole (especially…). Give hope to the dying. Comfort
those who mourn. Uphold all who suffer in body or mind, not only those
we know and love but also those known only to you, that they may know
the peace and joy of your supporting care.
Help us all to know that your blessings of grace in our lives will
transcend our expectations.
O God, in your loving purpose answer our prayers and fulfill our hopes.
In all things for which we pray, give us the will to seek to
bring them about, for the sake of Jesus Christ.
Amen
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