Mighty God, thank you for giving us the right equipment to help us face the giant challenges that come our way. When we become anxious and fearful, remind us of what you have already given us.
You have given us your Spirit. You have given us unique gifts and abilities to use for your kingdom. You have given us each other for encouragement and support. You have given us everything we need to face whatever challenges may come our way.
We shall overcome especially when we become more like David who even as a young shepherd boy, knew to turn to you in his time of need. And today, we turn to you as we think about what you may be calling us to do in helping to make this world a better place, a place that is filled with hope, justice, goodness, and compassion.
We also turn to you today as we lift up to you the people on our church’s prayer list as well as those needs that we have shared together this morning. May your strength, guidance, and healing presence be with each of these persons and families as they face their particular challenges.
Thank you for this day in which we recognize our fathers who have given us life and love as well as those who have been father figures for us. Bless all our fathers so that their example of faith and love will shine forth in all that they say and do.
And remind us on this day, that you are our Heavenly Father who has promised to be with us through any challenges we may face in life. Together, we now pray to you our Father, as Jesus 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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