We Bless You God
For you have not rejected our prayers
We Bless You God
For You have not removed your steadfast love from us!
-Psalm 66:20
(Free expression of blessing and thanking God)
The Words of Jesus
Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life
That you have given as a gift through me,
So that they can be one heart and mind
As we are one heart and mind.
-John 17:11
(meditate on the words of Jesus)
Common Prayer
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God
The hatred which divides nation from nation, race from race, class from class,
Father forgive.
The covetous desires of people and nations to possess what is not their own,
Father forgive
The greed which exploits the work of human hands and lays waste the earth,
Father forgive
Our envy of the welfare and happiness of others,
Father forgive
Our indifference to the plight of the imprisoned, the homeless, the refugee
Father forgive
The lust which dishonors the bodies of men, women, and children,
Father forgive
The pride which leads to trust in ourselves and not in God,
Father forgive
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
-The Coventry Litany of Reconciliation
Prayer for Ourselves and Others
That's why I urge you to pray for absolutely everything, ranging from small to large. Include everything as you embrace this God-life, and you'll get God's everything.
- Mark 11:24
(Pray
for ourselves
and others)
Closing Prayer
Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.
—Hebrews 12:1-2
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