PRAYER OF APPROACH:

Prayer

Creating and sustaining God,

giver of life in all its forms,

we offer you praise and thanks

for the life generated for us

through the faithfulness of Jesus

to your desire for reconciliation

between yourself and us…

We come to echo the worship offered you

by the heavenly host

as we exult in awe at the wonder of our salvation.

We gratefully draw on your gifted grace

to encourage us in our life of obedience

to your will for us and creation.

therefore we pray as our Lord taught us to pray:

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.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours

now and forever. Amen

PRAYER FOR OTHERS

God of our salvation,

hear us as we pray for this world within which we live and serve you,

Grant all nurture of mind and will that each may thrive.

Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

hear us as we pray for your people who constitute the body of Christ,

grant us all nurture through your word by your Spirit

that we might truly serve as Jesus did…

Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

hear us as we pray for all who hunger for bread,

struggle for this life in the face of death,

Grant us the will to be the agents to meet these needs

Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

hear us as we pray more specifically for those near and dear to us,

as we recall their struggles and ill health, their despair at times

and at other times their patience and hope…

       we name these in the silence of our hearts, or aloud

                           PAUSE

Grant us the grace to bring them comfort and affirmation

Lord hear us LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER

In the name of Christ Jesus we beseech you, AMEN