Jesus, there is something special about your name. Through your life, death, and resurrection, you have given us everything we need to be your people.
When we are worried and feeling anxious about the future, remind us that you are seated at the right hand of God.
When we become so busy that we don’t take time to rest and pray, remind us that you are seated at the right hand of God.
When we neglect to take care of ourselves, remind us that you are seated at the right hand of God.
During those times when we are feeling overwhelmed, remind us to stop running and to start kneeling. Remind us to put you first in our lives and receive the peace and joy that you are offering to us in any given moment.
As we offer to you our joys and concerns, we especially lift up to you those who are on our church’s prayer list. May they know of your peace and joy. We lift up to you those needs that we have shared this morning. May they know of your peace and joy. We lift up to you our friends and loved ones. May they know of your peace and joy.
Thank you that the chair here in front of our sanctuary is not really empty because you are seated there. That chair reminds us that we can go to you at any time to receive your peace and joy like in this moment as we pray the prayer you taught us to say…
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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