Monday, August 26, 2024

Sunday (August 25) Pastoral Prayer



August 25, 2024
Beulah UMC & Oak Grove UMC

O God, as we just sang in our prayer hymn, there is welcome for the sinner and more graces for the good. Thank you for the wideness of your mercy that is far beyond what we can ever comprehend!

 

Just as you called, guided, sustained, forgave, and strengthened David throughout his life, may we also rededicate ourselves to you. Whenever we grow weary, remind us of the wideness of your mercy that is more than enough to help us grow in being the people you have called us to be.

 

Bless this temple, this sanctuary, this congregation, to be a place of welcome, hope, kindness, and generosity. O God, baptize us afresh in the life-giving Spirit of Jesus.

 

And today, we pray for all who are on our hearts and minds especially those who are in need of your healing and comforting presence. Be with the people who are on our church’s prayer list as well as with other needs that we have lifted up during this time of prayer.

 

Thank you for this summer in which we have been able to focus on the life of David. And as we begin to transition into a new month and a new rhythm of life, remind us that you will continue to be with us and that your faithfulness is never ending.

 

Take our 57 cents and what we may believe to be small and insignificant resources and multiply them so that your love would be extended through us into our broken and hurting world. May the wideness of your mercy continue to amaze and astound us just as it did for David throughout his life.

 

We pray this in the name of the Son of David, Jesus Christ our Lord who taught us to say 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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