Dear Lord, our God, we come together today to praise Your name, for You have provided all and show Your wondrous love to us daily.
The world You created for us to live in and the creatures with which we share it are beautiful. We know that You created life out of nothingness and You can bring life out of death. We pray that You help those working to stop the gushing of oil in the Gulf of Mexico to work quickly and successfully. We ask Your help and grace for those whose lives and livelihoods have been impacted by this tragedy and also that You help the creatures, water, and land that have been devastated to renew themselves again. We also ask that You guide all of us in better utilizing the gifts of Your creation so that we preserve and protect all the life You have created.
We also thank You for the gift of our lives, our families, and all humanity. Help us also to live out our responsibilities to each other, to care for each other, and to share our gifts with each other. Guide our hears and minds so that we can enact and promote justice and equity for all Your people. So that we will not put our own comfort and convenience ahead of the lives of our fellow human beings.
We thank You for Your gifts to this church and ask for the continued guidance of your spirit as we prepare to welcome our new pastor, Bill Petersen, and as he--newly ordained--prepares to be with us to lead and serve.
We thank and praise you for the comfort and compassion you bring to us in times of trial or illness. We ask that you continue to provide that comfort to those among us who are ill.
We ask especially that You provide comfort and knowledge of everlasting life to the family of Ralph Williams as they celebrate his life and mourn his passing.
Lord, who daily provides us so much to sustain our lives and our spirits, continue to guide us in Your ways throughout the coming week.
For all this we pray in the name of Your Son, our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ.
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