Pastoral Prayer
February 4, 2024
Beulah UMC & Oak Grove UMC
O God, thank you for this sweet hour of prayer that calls us from a world of care. We are so blessed to have this hour together every week where we can find relief from our seasons of distress and grief as our hymn writer so beautifully expresses.
We lift up to you those who are experiencing a season of distress and grief even now. You know their needs and we know you to be a God of healing, comfort, and protection. Surround them in this moment and may they know that they are not alone because you are with them.
Thank you for this sweet hour of prayer and for all of the ways that people are serving you through our church. And today, we especially thank you for our communion stewards who have taken the time to prepare this holy meal for us this morning in which we are invited to celebrate what you have done for us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Thank you for the privilege it is for us to receive this holy meal.
Thank you for this sweet hour of prayer in which we can be our true selves and where we don’t need to pretend to be somebody that we’re not. You love us for who we are and you have given to each of us particular spiritual gifts, abilities, and passions to share your love with the people we encounter. Only you can bring together such a diverse group of people on a Sunday morning to help bring about your kingdom here on earth.
Thank you for this sweet hour of prayer that reminds us we are family and that we belong to you. We pray this in the name of Jesus who invites us to pray together…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
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