Prayer of the People, 14 Nov 2021
Heavenly Father,
You have brought us into your communion — the communion of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We praise you for this grace. You have brought us from darkness and into your light. Our souls have been made alive by you. In fact — you woke us up.
Praise to the Father. Praise to the Son. Praise to the Spirit.
Praise to our God — the great Three in One.
Our souls glorify You; You are magnificent!
Thank you! Jesus when we heard of your great love for us — faith in you rose up in us. Finally there is someone worthy and fully able to heal our souls.
You delivered us from slavery and into freedom from sin at such great cost. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for taking up flesh. Thank you for laying down your life for us at the cross.
Our senses we so numb — we did not know were slaves to sin till the good news quickened our conscience and we grieved the death we could not shake off. Now you are making us new creations. Now our trust is in you. Now we have a hunger for your Word and a desire to do your will.
Come Lord Jesus. Have mercy on us. Grant us the joy of your salvation.
Heavenly Father, we are concerned — for the tasks we have taken up weigh on us. Help us with our studies. Help us with our work. This world you have made is so beautiful! There’s more to it than facts and figures — yet there are a lot of those to learn! Help us develop the skills to steward what you have entrusted to us, help us develop the character needed for courageous love.
Lord we lift up people whose dignity and glory as dearly loved and precious creations of God has been forgotten. We lift up people on the journey for refuge who are stuck between Belarus and Poland. Grant them safe passage. Lift up their hearts. Speak to them in the night and minister to them.
Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one;
for yours is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.