O God, we do trust you because you love us and you are always faithful. We’re just not so sure if we see ourselves that way you see us, as people created in your image. We have so many doubts and insecurities. We often second guess ourselves. We sometimes struggle with our self-image. We wonder if we have what it takes to fulfill the purposes for which you have called us.
Thank you for our prayer hymn that reminds us that there is mercy with you and you will surely give us rest simply by trusting in your Word. Thank you for believing in us. Thank you for trusting us. And thank you for giving us the church where we can remind each other that we are your blessed, beloved, and beautiful children of God and that there are no exceptions, asterisks, or loopholes.
We pray for those who are on our prayer lists and for the many people who are on our hearts and minds today especially the people in Florida who were in the destructive path of Hurricane Milton this past week as well as those who continue to recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene two weeks ago.
We pray for first responders, law enforcement officers, utility workers, and relief agencies including our own United Methodist Committee on Relief as they work together to rebuild and provide assistance to those in need.
And during those times when like Job, it feels like we have lost everything, remind us that you always offer us your daily bread which you invite us to receive in this very moment even as we 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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