As part of our
liturgy at Annual Council 2015, each delegation wrote a prayer for their
parish. We are sharing these prayers each week in the eNews so that we
all can support one another in the upcoming year.
St. John's, Hampton
Almighty and
everlasting God, who from the beginning has placed within each one of us
all that is needed to succeed in walking the path of the cross, we pray
for your guidance of our Evangelical ministry at St John's in Hampton.
We beseech you to increase our understanding and tolerance of those who
have yet to find you, allowing our own lives to serve as examples of
your love. We also humbly seek your mercy to remind us what it is like
to be new, and ask for your grace as we extend ourselves in service to
those on the margins, as well as those in mainstream. All this we ask
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Christ & Grace, Petersburg
Most holy and
gracious God, we give you hearty thanks for sustaining us as a vibrant
congregation of worshipers and servants in Petersburg for nearly 175
years. We ask for your help and guidance as we plan meaningful ways to
celebrate our past and seek new vision and empowerment for the years
ahead. Refresh and renew us as the footprints of the past lead us into a
spirit-filled future of offering hope, healing and hospitality to those
both within the church and in the greater community. Through Jesus
Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God now and for ever. Amen.
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