Sunday, June 23, 2013

General Prayer Pentecost 5c Proper 7



Lord God heavenly Father, You are our shield and glory.  As we cry aloud to You in prayer, answer us from Your holy hill:

Over this last week we have laid our head down in sleep, awoken in safety, and You have sustained us day by day.  We thank You for all Your blessings and tender mercies that sustain our earthly life.  Help us to be good stewards of all Your gifts.

Many thousands of people have set themselves against Your people in the church and nation.  Let Your blessing rest upon us by converting the hearts of those who do not count Jesus as Lord and Savior and by protecting our military personnel as they work to punish evil and reward good.

You are ready to be found by those who do not seek You and answer those who do not ask for You.  Grant that it would be so in our own nation.  Tear down the idols that take Your place in the hearts of our fellow citizens.  Rid us of those national sins that are a stench in Your nostrils.  And lead us to value all human life as a gift from You.

We thank and praise You that in the fullness of time You sent Your Son Jesus Christ, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem us and adopt us as Your children in Holy Baptism.  Because we are Your children, send Your Spirit into our hearts so that we can live our lives in a way that is pleasing to You.  Especially do we pray for Harley as she celebrates a birthday, that You would bless her in body and soul all her days.

Lord, we pray that you would empower the mission of your church as we declare how much Jesus has done for us.  Especially do we ask Your blessing on our VBS this week that those who work and those who attend would come a deeper faith in Jesus.

As Your Son Jesus granted healing to the man who was demon-possessed, bestow healing upon all of those who are broken in body or soul.  Especially do we remember Liam, Scott, Selah, Tom, Myrtle, Logan, Willis, Fran, Red, J.A., Nicole, Sylvia, Barbara, and Janis.  Deliver those who are addicted and restore those who are mentally ill.

Whatever else You see that we need; whatever serves our neighbor and gives glory to You; whatever works for our final salvation grant to Us dear Father in heaven for we ask it confidently in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ.  Amen.

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