Dear God, we thank you and praise you for your glorious creation, the many gifts you give to us each day as individuals and as members of your church. You are a loving God, an awesome God, a compassionate God, and a generous God. We glorify your name.
As we praise and thank You for Your gifts, we ask that when our hearts are full of fear and worry, You continue to grant us courage and hope. When anxiety is infectious and widening, grant us peace and reassurance. When impossibilities seem to close every door and window, grant us imagination and resourcefulness. When distrust twists our thinking, grant us healing and illumination. When our spirits are daunted and weakened, grant us soaring wings and strengthened dreams.
Gracious and holy God, lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth. Lead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust. Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace. Let peace fill our hearts, our world, and our universe.
As we go through the trials of life, help us to realize that You are with us at all times and in all things; that we have no secrets from You; and that Your loving grace enfolds us for eternity. In the security of Your embrace we pray for those who suffer illness and infirmity, that they too may feel Your love lifting them up and sustaining them.
Lord, guide our congregational leadership in the way of Your Truth. By Your Holy Spirit make us faithful in discerning and acting on Your plan for our church.
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