July 2, 2023
O God, this is our song for there to be peace throughout the world. On this long weekend that we celebrate our nation’s independence with fireworks, cookouts, and projects around the house, may our song be for there to be liberty and justice for all.
O God, this is our song to celebrate the freedom that you made possible through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thank you for freeing us to be the people you call us to be and the church you call us to be.
O God, this is our song to offer this prayer on behalf of the many, many prayer needs in this congregation. We pray for your healing presence to be with those who are facing medical challenges and health problems; for your comforting love to be with those who are grieving and with heavy hearts; for your guiding care to be with those who are facing difficult decisions; for your abiding presence to be with those who feel lonely and uncertain about the future.
And O God, on this first Sunday of July, this is our song to give you thanks for new beginnings. For Jared, our new pianist as he begins his time here. And for the many new pastors who are beginning their new pastoral appointments here in the Columbia District and throughout the South Carolina Annual Conference. May this Sunday of new beginnings in the United Methodist Church lead us and all of our churches to continue to sing a song of peace and your grace that sets us free from our sins so that we can be the people you call us to be.
We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, the One whose allegiance we offer our pledge and who taught us to pray this prayer 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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