Heavenly Father,
Thank you for loving us and bringing us into your communion. You have not abandoned us to our unbelief. You have sent your Son to reveal your love to the world and to rescue us from our sins. Thank you for sending your Spirit to us and for stimulating faith in You when we heard the Gospel of your promises fulfilled. Now our hope is truly in you!
May our worship of you fill out our whole lives with the character of Jesus. May His gentleness and His humility create a reliable strength in your people so your faithful love permeates our fellowship and informs our service to each other and to our communities.
Lord, we are weary from the demands of the pandemic and our responsibilities. For some of us the daily press of decisions and the weight of social unease and absence is taking a toll. Help us Lord. Meet us again. Fortify us with your Spirit and help us persevere.
We lift up to you our brothers and sisters at The Point Church at Simon Fraser University. Thank you for their faithful witness to your love. Thank you for their love for each other and their desire to serve the community well. Encourage them Lord and build them up.
We lift up to you our campus community. Please bring healing and help to those who are facing illness and even home-sickness — as they feel the distance from the familiar and from loved ones. Bless those who are studying and preparing for exams: grant them delight in their studies. Ignite a growing curiosity about your Creation, what you are doing in it, and they can be a part of it with you.
We know we need you Lord and so we pray as Jesus teaches us:
(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.
This prayer was part of the Origin Church Weekend Broadcast on 9 April 2021