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Weekly Prayers of and for the Community and World
The following people have requested your prayer consideration:
We pray especially for Eva A; Carol D; Sue D; Trisha G; Donna & Larry K; Marjorie M; Elizabeth P; Tamara P; Chris V; Colin V; Kaylan & family; the Hussein family; Kevin M. & family; the family of Rev. Fred G; the family of Katja R
These names will be reset twice each year: after Pentecost Sunday (June 8th and after All Saints Sunday (November 2nd). All names will be removed and the list will begin again.
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Weekly Prayers of the People
Trusting in God’s steadfast love for all God has made, let us pray for the church, the world, and all of creation.
Gathering God, send your Spirit on the church you have called out from every nation. Knit us together into one body and heal the divisions we have caused. Overcome our timidity to witness and act in the public square when your purpose is being thwarted. Bless rostered and lay leaders with clarity and courage as they center your people in the gospel. Within the BC Synod, we pray for our Global Mission Companion, the Evangelical Lutheran Church – Peru (IL-P), President Ofelia Davila. IL-P’s other partner synods, Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod – Bishop Tracy Breashears Schultz; LaCrosse Area Synod (WI) – Bishop Felix Malpica.
God of grace, hear our prayer.
All your works praise you, O God. From the Arctic to the Caribbean, from the Atlantic to the western islands, these lands and waters have sustained its peoples over many centuries. As we take our part in creation’s praise, revive our wonder at what you have fashioned, and enliven our will to ensure its health for future generations. God of grace, hear our prayer.
Holy Trinity, you show us the splendor of diversity and the beauty of unity in your own divine life. We come from many nations with many languages; make us a united people that delights in our many different gifts. As Canada celebrates Canada Day and the United States of America marks its 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence, we pray for the Spirit of friendship and reconciliation between our nations. We pray that you give those whom we have entrusted with authority the spirit of wisdom; and curb every abuse of that trust, so that both here and abroad, justice, humility, and peace may flourish.
God of grace, hear our prayer.
You are the Mother of exiles, O God. Extend your arms to all who are tired, who live with poverty, the tempest-tossed, all who yearn to breathe free. Embrace people seeking refuge; those incarcerated, detained, or disappeared; and neighbors fearing those they once trusted. Give healing and hope to people in any oppression and need, especially these we name before you now. .
God of grace, hear our prayer.
God of Grace, Draw near to the people of Venezuela in this hour of fear and grief. Protect those who are trapped, injured or searching for loved ones. Strengthen first responders, medical teams and all who are working to save lives. Comfort the mourning, steady the afraid and move the world to respond with compassion and urgency. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We remember before you those who have died in every generation: Jan Hus, executed for protesting the ecclesial system; Benedict, teacher of a prayerful life; and those who have died ensuring the freedoms of this country: people in the armed services, peace officers, advocates, and activists. Gather us, together with those who have gone before us, and with saints of every tribe and nation, into the holy city you have prepared.
God of grace, hear our prayer.
Into your mercy, O God, we entrust our restless hearts and all our cares, through Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen.
Amen.