Hear our prayer, O LORD!
Give ear to our pleas for mercy and answer us in Your righteousness:
In the midst of war and terror and violence, deliver us from
our enemies and help us find refuge in You.
Guide our leaders as they make decisions and enact laws, that the wisdom
and prudence You give would work for our common good. Protect our military men and women and
support their families.
When there is conflict in our families, set before us
Joseph’s example and make us people of peace who are ready to forgive the transgressions
committed against us. When we are
tempted to vengeance, remind us that we do not stand in Your place as judge but
instead are called to deal kindly with all people.
We give You thanks that You have welcomed us into Your
family through Holy Baptism and made us brothers and sisters in Christ. Help us to set aside conflict over things
that do not matter. Bless our
congregation and church body with peace and humility so that the way we treat
one another would be a witness to the world as to the life we have in Your Son
Jesus.
We praise You for Your great mercy in sending Your Son Jesus
Christ to take upon himself the burden of our sin debt and pay it completely by
his shed blood on the cross. Having been
forgiven this great debt, help us to forgive those who sin against us.
Be with us through all the trials and troubles of life. According to Your wise, fatherly will, grant
healing to those who are ill and meet the needs of those who suffer any lack of
material goods. Protect expectant
mothers and grant them safe deliveries and healthy children.
Because Jesus Christ is the Lord of both the living and the
dead, we know that those we love who die in the faith are never really lost to
us. We give You thanks for the life of
Your servant Harry and pray that You would bring us safely to our heavenly home.
As we look forward to that day when every knee will bow
before You, and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, we pray that you would
grant us a willingness to live for others and that You would keep us firm in
our faith. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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