Prayers of the People March 17, 2024
These are the Prayers of the People that will be used during church this week. We encourage you to use them as part of your personal prayers this week.
Please join in the Prayers of the People and this week the congregational response is “let us give ourselves to you”.
Lord of the church, may we bring others to know you, in knowing you to love you,
and in loving you to serve you, whom to serve is perfect freedom.
We pray for all involved in ministry especially our Bishop Mark, Assisting Bishop, Gayle, our Rector, Stacy, our Ministry Intern Becki, and our Supply Priest, Jenks. Guide and strengthen the mission and outreach of your people.
Lord, as you give yourself for us, let us give ourselves to you.
We pray for leaders of nations, for rulers of peoples, that they may work with sensitivity and in humility, setting aside the greed for power and personal gain. We pray for nations emerging from tyranny, for freedom movements and all who work for liberty. We pray for all who are struggling in conflicts around the world and those suffering by the decisions of others.
Lord, as you give yourself for us, let us give ourselves to you.
We remember all who have been generous to us, all who have shared their resources and their lives. We pray for parents who sacrificed for us, for their giving of time and of attention. We pray for those who have been denied love, for all who have been deprived of well-being. We remember today children taken into care, their parents caught in addiction or trauma and unable to care for them.
Lord, as you give yourself for us, let us give ourselves to you.
We give thanks for the passion and cross of our Lord, for the gift of redemption. We pray for all troubled souls, those anxious about their health, or their future. We remember all that are being persecuted for their beliefs or their principles; for all who are suffering at this time, especially, (Please read the first names from the prayer list).
You are invited to share the names of those who are ill or in need of healing.
Lord, as you give yourself for us, let us give ourselves to you.
Lord, give comfort to the bereaved, give courage to the dying. We pray for all who have entered where sorrow and pain are no more. We remember loved ones who have entered into eternal life, especially, (Please read the first names from the prayer list).
You are invited to share the names of those who have died or are grieving.
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