Heavenly Father,
We gather with other people to tune our hearts and minds to Your presence, Your will, Your ways. We ask that Your Spirit help us put aside all that vies for our attention and our loyalties. Help us fix our hearts and minds on You and the joy of your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Lord, we bring You our
- pain
- anger
- fears
- disappointments
- worries.
You see the cracks in our hope, the lagging of our spirits, and the many ways we try to entertain ourselves out of despair.
Lord, we must rely on You; Your lovingkindness shows us a better way. May the Spirit of Jesus make us gentle, humble, patient. Help us to encourage one another as we seek to
- serve one another in love
- pursue justice in your name.
- walk with You and declare your goodness.
We lift up the students in Hong Kong and ask you for peace. Give them a vision of You, and an invitation into your hope and your life. Make your name and your Kingdom known among them.
Fill us all with the full measure of Your presence, love, goodness. We want to live in Your presence when we study, when we eat and drink, when we work, when we are in conflict. Show us how to engage in the life fully in Your ways.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen
Please join me in praying 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.
Prepared by Ellen and Craig O’Brien.