October 29, 2023
Gracious and loving God, we are thankful for your wonderful words of life that we not only read from the Bible but also sing about from our hymnal.
These are wonderful words because they invite us to have a growing and personal relationship with Jesus Christ. These are wonderful words because they invite us to be set free from our sins and our brokenness. These are wonderful words because they offer us hope when we are in despair. These are wonderful words because they comfort us when we are in need of healing. And these are wonderful words because they lift our voices in praise and thanksgiving for your many blessings in our lives.
We pray for those who are on our hearts and minds this morning and in need of these wonderful words of life; for those on our church’s prayer list, for the joys and concerns that have been shared this morning, for those who are facing transitions in their lives and in need of guidance and direction, for those who are alone, for those who live in places around the world where there is so much fear, violence, and war especially in Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East region. May your wonderful words of life be a source of strength, support and hope for all who are we lift to you in prayer.
On this day that we have been singing our faith, thank you for hymns that help us to worship you. Thank you for Jared whose gift of music enables us to be a singing church. And thank you on this Reformation Sunday for people like Martin Luther and John Wesley who spent their lives seeking to reform your church. May we also live in this spirit of always seeking to be a reforming church to your praise and glory.
We pray this in the name of of Christ, the blessed one who has given us these wonderful words of life 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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