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POP: We Take Refuge
Based on Psalm 31 and Daniel 6
We take refuge in you, Lord.
Please listen closely to our prayers,
and save the people we pray for.
We take refuge in you, Lord.
Please listen closely to our prayers,
and save the people we pray for.
Today we heard the story of Daniel’s courage.
We pray for people who face bullying or danger
because of their beliefs.
Encourage people who stand up for what is right.
Protect people who are vulnerable, weak, or afraid.
Keep everyone safe,
so they can rejoice and celebrate in your faithful love.Have mercy on people who are depressed, grieving, or sick.
Give strength to those who are suffering.
Give friends to those who are lonely or excluded.
Give healing to those who are sick or injured.
Especially remember the people we have mentioned by name today, and everyone we remember silently.
Our future is in your hands.
We pray for people who face bullying or danger
because of their beliefs.
Encourage people who stand up for what is right.
Protect people who are vulnerable, weak, or afraid.
Keep everyone safe,
so they can rejoice and celebrate in your faithful love.Have mercy on people who are depressed, grieving, or sick.
Give strength to those who are suffering.
Give friends to those who are lonely or excluded.
Give healing to those who are sick or injured.
Especially remember the people we have mentioned by name today, and everyone we remember silently.
Our future is in your hands.
Shine your face on us.
Keep us safe like a mother bird shelters her chicks.
Show us your faithful love,
and hear all our prayers.
We wait for you, O Lord.
We are strong and take courage,
as we pray in Jesus’ name, saying:
The Lord’s Prayer
submitted by Rev. Nathan Williams (he/him), Covenant Presbyterian Church, West Des Moines, IA
prayer of dedication: you proclaimed aloud
Lord God,
in the baptism of Jesus,
you proclaimed aloud to all who would hear
that He is Your beloved Son.
In our baptism, we are adopted into that same family!
Through our gifts, and through our service,
may we be coworkers with Christ,
our brother, our friend, our Lord and King,
who laid down his life for ours;
whose sacrifice bought our redemption,
and who taught us to pray together:
Our Father…
submitted by Thomas Morgan
prayer of dedication: you have done great things for us
Jesus, Son of the Most High God,
you have done great things for us.
Let these offerings show your mercy to all people
and proclaim all that you have done for us, O Lord. Amen.
based on Mark 5:19
submitted by Rev. Nathan Williams, Covenant Presbyterian Church, West Des Moines, IA
communion hymn for Epiphany: Bread and Cup of Light
(sung to LAND OF REST)
Let seekers of the star’s true Light now by that Light be found.
This Light made Bread and Cup of blessing, our souls with joy has crowned.
The star’s true Light, born in a stable, comes now to feed and to live
Among us, at this very table, his life for all to give.
So let our hearts be filled with heaven, our minds, with truth, made clear;
Let bodies know the earthly power of God in Christ drawn near.
submitted by Rev. Dr. Laura Cunningham, Pastor, Western Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC
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