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One: Show us your ways, O Lord!
Lead us in your truth, and teach us.
All: Open our eyes, minds, and hearts
to know your will and to follow it.
One: Reveal your vision for us,
and keep us focused and faithful to what you would have us do.
All: Bring us together to worship and work for your purpose,
and move us forward into your future. Amen.
Submitted by Rev. Teri Peterson, St. John’s Church of Scotland, Gourock
We sing to you, O Lord, with all the earth!
We bless your name because of your saving work every day!
Make your glory known among all people,
and share your wondrous works with everyone who calls out to you.
Reveal your strength and beauty in all things.
Share your gifts with all creation in your love.
Lord, you set the world firmly in place,
so nothing can be shaken.
Work your justice for those who cry out to you;
heal the skies, the earth, the sea, and everything that lives;
restore the cities, countries, and peoples of the world;
and be especially gracious to these we name before you…
Then all the trees of the forest will shout joyfully,
when you establish justice
and redeem your world,
in Jesus’ name, who taught us to pray, saying…
The Lord’s Prayer
Submitted by Rev. Nathan Williams, Covenant Presbyterian Church, West Des Moines, IA
(Written for a young reader)
We call out to you, Lord,
because we know you hear and answer.
We pray for people who feel like they are drowning in trouble.
Turn and look, and let everyone see you are close by.
We pray for people who feel like they have been swallowed up
by oceans of sickness, sadness, or fear.
Reach down and lift us up.
We thank you for listening to our prayers,
and we know you are ready to answer.
We praise you
and promise to follow you forever,
in the name of Christ our Lord. Amen.
Submitted by Rev. Nathan Williams, Covenant Presbyterian Church, West Des Moines, IA
God most high,
God with us,
we praise you with every word we speak
and with every moment we fall silent.
You hear our prayer
and sustain us along with all living things.
You forgive our sins
and bring us close
to live in the goodness of your holy presence.
We pray for your awesome deeds of salvation,
for us and to all the farthest edges of the earth.
With the strength that raised mountains,
calm the roaring seas of conflict;
calm the waves of violence and oppression;
draw all nations and peoples close to each other.
We pray for everyone who longs for your joy:
for those who are sick or in pain from morning to night;
for those whose grief weighs them down;
for those who hunger and thirst
for guidance, righteousness, or food.
Rain down your love once again, O God.
Soften our hearts, so our lives can bear your fruit.
Crown our lives with your goodness,
and let everything we do overflow with blessings for your people.
We pray in the one who bring us joy,
Jesus the Christ, who taught us to pray:
The Lord’s Prayer
Submitted by Rev. Nathan Williams, Covenant Presbyterian Church, West Des Moines, IA
Lord, you gather us into your dwelling
and lift us up into your holy presence.
Make us worthy of you
and teach us always to do what is right,
as we pray for your people.
We pray for our friends and neighbors,
who are near to us
physically and in our affections.
We pray especially for those we have named before you…
We pray too for our enemies,
whose behavior we reject,
with whom you call us to be reconciled.
Give us grace to repent of our sins against others;
fortitude to keep our promise even when it hurts;
generosity to create abundance through sharing with those in need.
Keep us from stumbling as we follow in your way,
we pray in Jesus’ name, saying together:
The Lord’s Prayer
Submitted by Rev. Nathan Williams, Covenant Presbyterian Church, West Des Moines, IA
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