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Prayers from Pastor

PASTORAL PRAYER

Covenant God, on this fifth Sunday in Lent, we gather once again in the name of your Son, and we pause at the beginning of a new week in gratitude and awe.   What are human beings that you are mindful of us, that you care for us?  You are so good to us despite our lack of regard for one another and our disregard for the ways of the kingdom.  It is amazing to us that you still respond to us when we call out to you.  Without fail, you are always there to help us make a way out of no way.  Even at this very moment, you abide with us by your Spirit in the midst of our worship.  With your help, blessing and guidance, we covenant with you again this morning to be your people, your prophetic voice and the church, the body of your Son in the world, to the best of our ability.     

     God of the storm, God of the rainbow, we lift up this morning all those whose lives were lost and all those whose homes and property were damaged by the severe storms and tornados that rolled through nine states on Thursday.  We pray for our earth that is struggling to keep itself balanced and for the wisdom to pay attention to what Mother Nature is saying to us.  We pray for a lost generation of children who are filled with anger and exploding with violence.  Help us to see and hear our youth so that we may better address their needs and concerns.  We pray for our country and those who are in leadership positions in these uncertain days.  We pray for the day when your law, O God, will be written on every heart and from the least to the greatest, all will know you from the inside out.  To that end, we pray as Jesus taught us to pray saying, “Our Father, who art in heaven…