Gracious heavenly Father, because Your faithfulness extends
to all generations, we come to You in prayer in Jesus’ name, knowing that You
will hear and answer us for His sake:
We confess that You are the Creator of the world, that You
have established to earth and it stands fast to this day. We thank You for those material gifts You
give that sustain and bless our body and life.
Grant healing to those who are ill especially Don and La Nell and
Matthew. Send rain upon this dry
land.
Help us to delight in Your law and remember Your precepts so
that our life with You and others would be marked by love and holiness. Especially do we thank You for the marriage
of Joy and Chris as they celebrate an anniversary. Gran that their love for one another and You
would grow each day.
As we live in this world that is filled with idols and those
who worship false gods, grant us courage and clarity to confess You as the one
true God and Your Son Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world and the judge to
come. Make us ready to give a defense of
our hope in You. By Your Holy Spirit,
open the ears and eyes and hearts of those who hear this message so that they
too would confess You as their Savior God.
Care for all of our fellow Christians throughout the world
who suffer for the sake of righteousness.
Make us zealous for what is good and ready to suffer for doing Your
will. Empower us by Your Holy Spirit to
show our love for You by keeping Your commandments.
We give You thanks that Jesus Christ has suffered for our
sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that we might be brought to You
through Holy Baptism. When the devil
accuses us and when our flesh tempts us, grant us the testimony of a good
conscience that in those saving waters we have died with Christ and been raised
with Christ and will live with him forever.
We remember with thanksgiving those who have laid down their
lives in the defense of our nation. Make
our country and its leaders and citizens worthy of so great a sacrifice. Send a spiritual renewal upon our nation so
that we would acknowledge as our one true King.
Whatever else You see that we need; whatever serves our
neighbor and brings glory to You’ whatever extends Your kingdom of grace, grant
to us dear Father in heaven for we ask all things in the name of Your Son Jesus
Christ. Amen.
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