Prayers of the Faithful – March 25 & 26, 2023
Presider:
We now raise our prayers to God, who offers us resurrection and life.
Reader:
- For the Church: that God will transform our fears into hope, selfishness into love, and deaths into new life, we pray to the Lord:
- For all who must face death each day, particularly emergency personnel and hospital chaplains: that God will strengthen their spirits and help them honor the life of each person they assist, we pray to the Lord:
- For those with a terminal illness and those on death row: that they may surrender their life into God’s embrace and come to know Jesus who is the resurrection and the life, we pray to the Lord:
- For all who are experiencing divorce or the death of a relationship: that God will heal their pain, help them to face the issues with courage, and give them hope for their future, we pray to the Lord:
- That God will inspire us with hope in the face of adversity, and to see those hard times as an opportunity for the saving and healing power of Jesus to be shown through us, we pray to the Lord:
- For those who are ill and have asked for our prayers including, Joseph Andrayzek, Laurie Kouba, and Oziel Ortiz. May they find comfort in God’s love and from the care of their family and friends, we pray:
- Today we pray for our Beloved Dead: Shirley Britten, and Clara Bieganek as wel as those who have died more recently, especially Geraldine Stoffel, mother of Joel Stoffel. May all who have died find joy in the resurrection…we pray:
Presider:
God of life, hear our prayers that one day we might be raised to the fullness of life with you. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.