O Lord, as our psalmist reminds us today, thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Thy word which offers just enough light to take our next step in faith. Thy word that challenges us to reflect on the direction you are calling us to go. Thy word that molds and shapes us into the people you have created us to be.
Thank you for thy word that prompts us to lift up to you the people on our prayer list as well as they many people who are on our hearts and minds this day. We lift each of these needs up to you this morning.
And today, we especially pray for thy word to shine upon the people of Oak Grove United Methodist Church as they hold their final worship service before they close as a congregation. May your light lead them to new places of worship, fellowship, and service where they can continue to grow as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. We are eternally grateful for their loving ministry in our community over the past 180 years. May the seeds of the gospel that the people have planted in that particular local church continue to grow and flourish in fresh and beautiful ways because you are a God of resurrection and new beginnings.
On this Fathers Day, we pause to 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 is always faithful, always loving, always gracious, and always present with us throughout our lives. 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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