Proper 12c General Prayer

Gracious heavenly Father, You have promised that when we call upon You in the day of trouble You will deliver us and so cry to You in prayer with our whole heart:

As we experience Your faithfulness and receive Your answer to our prayers help us to observe your testimonies and keep Your statutes and in this way show our faithful love and obedience.

We confess that You are the Judge of all the earth, punishing the wicked and delivering the righteous.  Turn the hearts of those who have perverted Your good gifts of marriage and family and sexuality in our nation.  Raise up leaders who will walk in Your ways and renew our fellow citizens in their love for You.

We give You thanks and praise that when we were dead in trespasses You made us alive in Christ, canceling the debt that stood against us by nailing it to the cross.  In Baptism You buried us with Christ and raised us to walk in him.  Fill us with Your Spirit so that Christ’s triumph over sin and death would always be our own.

Heavenly Father, help us to be people of prayer, trusting that we are Your children and You are our Father and that we can confidently ask for the things that we need, trusting that You will give us only what is good.  Especially do thank You for the years of wedded live that You have granted to Ken and Barbara as they celebrate an anniversary and for the gift of marriage given to Jared and Brooke as they begin their married life together.  Bless both of these couples with every good gift of body and soul

Come to the aid of those who stand in any material need:  healing for the sick; deliverance for the addicted; food for the hungry; and friends for the lonely.  Especially do we remember Stephanie who needs Your healing and for mission work in Turkey that needs Your protection.    

As we pray for Your kingdom to come bless the work of our church so that Your gracious reign would come to many in our community.  Especially do we ask Your blessing upon our call process that You would lead us to a pastor who will reach out with the Gospel in a powerful way to the people of San Angelo.  We also ask Your blessing upon Daniel as he is ordained today and installed as the pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Cisco.  Prosper their life together.  

Whatever else You see that we need; whatever is good for our neighbor and gives glory to You; whatever works for our final salvation, grant to us dear Father for we ask it in the name of Jesus who promised us that You will give who ask.  Amen.