Prayers of the Faithful

Presider:   We present our needs to a life-giving God who always hears us. Lector: We also pray for congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis. May all who have died be forever held in the loving arms of God, we…

Presider:   We who have received God’s mercy humbly ask for the needs of the church and the world. Lector: Presider: Loving God, hear our prayers this day and bless us as we strive to live as disciples, faithful to your…

Presider: We pray with confidence to our God provides rest from our burdens: Lector: Presider: Loving God, we come to you as people who are burdened. Give us the strength and courage to live Jesus’ call, no matter how difficult…

Presider: Let us pray that all invited by Christ to follow him may hear and respond to his call. Lector: May all who have died be forever held in the loving arms of God, we pray: Presider: Lord God, we look…

Presider:   We are confident to make our needs known to a God who cares for us. Lector: May all who have died be forever held in the loving arms of God, we pray: Presider: Good and Gracious God, strengthen us…

Presider: In confidence, we pray for our needs to the Triune God who chooses to share divine life with us. Lector: Presider: Gracious God, pour the Spirit of love into our hearts that we may be united to Christ and to…

Presider: In confidence, we pray for our needs to the Triune God who chooses to share divine life with us. Lector: Presider: Gracious God, pour the Spirit of love into our hearts that we may be united to Christ and to…

Presider: On the Feast of Pentecost, let us pray that the fires of the Spirit’s love will rest upon us. Lector: Presider: Loving God, fill us with your spirit as you fill us with your life. Give us breath to praise…

Presider: As we reflect on our responsibility to assume the work of the disciples, we pray for ourselves, for our neighbors and for the whole world. Lector: Presider: Gracious God, you sent your Son among us to show us the…

Presider: Our Lord Jesus promised us that God would send us the Holy Spirit to guide us and to speak for us as we pray for the needs of the world. Lector: Presider: Good and gracious God, your Holy Spirit…