Almighty and gracious God, our heart is glad and our whole
being rejoices as we give glory to You for revealing Yourself to us as One God
in Three Persons: the Holy Trinity and
undivided Unity. Heavenly Father, fill
us with Your Spirit as we come to in prayer in the name of Jesus Christ:
In the beginning, You have made the world through the wisdom
of Your Son Jesus Christ, shaping the mountains, establishing the fountains of
the deep, and assigning the sea its limit and You called it good. And yet we live in a creation that is broken
by human sin as we have been reminded this last week in the Oklahoma
tornadoes. In the midst of tragedy
strengthen our faith that You are still in control and lead us to help those
affected by the storms.
Because we continue to live in a world filled with lawless
men like those who unjustly crucified our Savior, watch over and protect those
who protect us in our nation’s military, especially Herbie, Tommy, and Stephen
and call to our remembrance those who have made the ultimate sacrifice of their
lives for our freedom so that we would treasure this gift and use it to glorify
You. Revive our nation and our fellow
citizens and our elected leaders to sincere faith in You and a commitment to do
Your will.
Grant us the clarity, courage and conviction we need to
contend for the Faith and empower us by Your Spirit to bear witness to the
truth of salvation. Strengthen the
church and especially this congregation and her members to be bold witnesses to
You and the path of life that is found in the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Lord, in Your presence is fullness of joy and pleasures
forevermore. We thank You for the
blessings of marriage and family and children and especially for those young
people who are graduating from high school and college. Keep them close to You all their days and
grant them success in all they set out to do.
You have promised to never abandon us and that we will not
be shaken because You are with us. Watch
over, protect, and help all of those who are ill and need Your healing
touch. Comfort those who mourn with the
promise of the resurrection. And
graciously meet the needs of those who lack the necessities of life. Set before us opportunities to serve You by
serving others.
Whatever else You see that we need; whatever is for our
neighbor’s good and Your glory; grant to us dear Father in heaven, by the help
of the Holy Spirit for we ask it in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ. Amen.
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