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Prayers...
Prayers of Intersection
Sustained and nurtured by
our generous God, we gather as one to pray for the church, the
world, and all of God’s creation.
A brief silence.
Turn our hearts, O God. Make us attentive to your call to take
up the cross-shaped way of life, and to share your good news
with a world in need. Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
Turn our hearts toward life in all its infinite varieties. We
pray especially for all vanishing and endangered creatures who
struggle to find a home in this world. Open our eyes to the
value of our interconnected relationships within your natural
world. Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
Turn our hearts toward all who yearn for calm and fairness.
Where there is violence and conflict, grant peace. Where there
is disparity, grant justice. Where there is hatred and fear,
grant compassion and empathy. Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
Turn our hearts toward all who suffer in body, mind, or spirit.
We pray for those in bondage to sin, addiction,poverty, physical
slavery or human trafficking, and those incarcerated or
detained. For those in any need we pray (especially). Lord, in
your mercy,
hear our prayer.
Turn our hearts toward the ministries of our congregations that
feed the hungry, share with the needy, advocate for the
silenced, and work for your justice. Embolden our hearts to
labor without fear. Lord, in yourmercy,
hear our prayer.
Here other intercessions may be offered.Turn our hearts toward
your eternal reign. We give thanks for our sisters and brothers
who have died, trusting the promise of life forever with you.
Marked by the cross of Christ, inspire us by their examples to
live in faith. Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
Assured by your promise to hear us, we lay our prayers before
your throne of grace; through Jesus Christ ourLord.
Amen
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