Gracious God, you are the Lord of new beginnings. In the wisdom of Christ you make all things new. Make us agents of your transforming power and storytellers of your justice and peace, so that all may share in the healing Christ brings. Holy Father, Father of Christ whose birth dissolved the barrier between the… Read more »
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Pastoral Prayer, 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Gracious God, our persistent liberator, every day you summon your slumbering people. Stir up within us a call to repentance, a vision of your kingdom, and a desire to offer ourselves to your loving work. Enlighten our lives with your grace so that we might fully give ourselves to Christ’s mission and ministry. Holy Father,… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Baptism of the Lord, Sunday Epiphany C
Gracious God, God of grace and glory, you call us to be your people, faithful and courageous. You created us, male and female, to love you and to love one another. Through disobedience our love for you became a fear of you. Let us once again hear your footsteps calling us to follow,… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Proper 14 B
Gracious God, bread of heaven, you feed us in the depths of grief, sin, and hostility. Nourish us with your word through the long hours of darkness, and in the dawning awareness of our need for forgiveness. Forgive us for what we have done and for what we have left undone. Take our sin and… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Mother’s Day Easter 6 B
Mothering God, who gave birth to all that is seen and unseen, create in us a new and right heart this day. Today we give thanks for our mothers and those who have served as a mother in our life. Like a hen who protects her chicks, O God, surround those for whom today is… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Mother's Day Easter 6 B
Mothering God, who gave birth to all that is seen and unseen, create in us a new and right heart this day. Today we give thanks for our mothers and those who have served as a mother in our life. Like a hen who protects her chicks, O God, surround those for whom today is… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Sunday, October 9, 2011
Gracious God, you promise never to forsake us, but to bring us to life, nurture us with your presence, and sustain us throughout our life. By your Spirit, meet us in our deepest doubts when we feel abandoned, drowning in our fear of your absence. Visit us in the tension between the value we place… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Sunday, October 2, 2011
Gracious God, full of mercy and love, who calls us to transform scarcity and fear into abundance and peace, give us generous and loving hearts to see the splendor of your reign, that we may live in truth and honor and praise you for the transformation of our lives. Holy Father, Father of Christ who… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Sunday, September 25, 2011
God of the ages, you have revealed your grace in our Savior, Jesus Christ. As we wait on your mercies, strengthen us to live in your justice, that with open hearts we may hear and accomplish your will. You call us to rejoice and then again to rejoice in the work of your Kingdom. You… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Sunday, August 14, 2011
Gracious God, full of mystery and wonder, open our ears so that we might hear your story. Open our eyes so that we might see your glory. Open our hearts so that we might love what you love. Fill us with a holy curiosity to indulge in the mystery of your grace, and surrounded by… Read more »