Good morning.
Today is Thursday,
February 25th,
2021.
Oh Lord,
Let my soul rise up to meet you as the day rises to meet the sun.
Glory to God,
The three in one,
Creator,
Redeemer,
And sustainer.
As it was in the beginning is now and will be forever.
Amen.
Come let us bow down and worship.
Let us kneel before the Lord,
Our maker.
Remind yourself that you are in God's presence.
Notice how God may be speaking to you today.
Let yourself dwell on any word or phrase that catches your attention or moves your heart and let your heart respond to God in prayer.
Please repeat these words.
Hear the cry of your children,
Come quickly and set us free.
Our reading today is John 6 verses 16 through 21.
In the evening,
His disciples went down to the sea,
Got in the boat and headed back across the water to Capernaum.
It had grown quite dark and Jesus had not yet returned.
A huge wind blew up,
Churning the sea.
They were maybe three or four miles out when they saw Jesus walking on the water quite near the boat.
They were scared senseless,
But he reassured them,
It's me.
It is all right.
Don't be afraid.
So they took him on board.
In no time,
They reached land,
The exact spot they were headed to.
Please repeat these words.
Hear the cry of your children,
Lord,
Come quickly and set us free.
On Thursdays,
We pray for our families.
So I invite you now to think about your family.
Perhaps you want to consider your whole family or maybe just someone in your family.
Wherever the spirit of God leads your imagination,
Let your mind rest on whoever you are supposed to pray for today.
Don't worry about diagnosing anyone's needs or telling God what to do.
Just simply hold a person or a group of people before God as we pray together.
Bless all who call on you,
Almighty God,
From the rising of the sun to its setting.
From your goodness enrich us,
By your love inspire us,
By your spirit guide us,
By your power protect us,
In your mercy receive us now and always.
We pray in the name of Jesus who taught us to pray.
Our Father in heaven,
Eternal God,
Earth maker,
Pain bearer,
Life giver,
Source of all that is and all that shall be.
Not only Father,
But mother of us all.
May the hallowing of your name echo through the universe.
May the way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world.
May your heavenly will be done by all created beings.
May your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today,
Feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another,
Forgive us.
In times of temptation and test,
Strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure,
Spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil,
Free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love,
Now and forever.
Amen.
God our Savior,
Jesus our Redeemer,
You hear our cries.
You hear our cries and you heal our bodies and forgive our sins.
Thank you.
Thank you for your love.
May we turn to you over and over again and be healed.
Body,
Mind and spirit.
Amen.
And now my friends,
May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ go with you wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
Protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors.
Go in peace my friends.
