Listen and pray with me as we celebrate the love of our Lord and our commitment to God.
Lord teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples chapter 11 of Luke verse 1.
As I read scripture,
I let it soak into my very heart.
I begin to talk to God honestly and openly.
Our Creator loves us and wants to hear from us.
Use the Lord's prayer as a beginning path to talk to our Creator.
Jesus said to them,
When you pray,
Say,
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.
Holy One,
Our Mother and Father,
Let your name be revered.
Let your kingdom come.
Let your will be done on earth as it is in all the heavens.
Give us today the bread we need and forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from trials and deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom,
The power,
And the glory now and forever.
Blessed One,
Our Creator in heaven,
Our Creator,
Redeemer,
And Sustainer who is in heaven,
Our Father and Mother in heaven,
Earth and all the universe,
I seek to do your will.
Please help guide me to listen for your voice.
Guide me to breathe your sacred name today as a blessing.
Remind me to be gentle that I may be mercy and kindness as you have taught,
Recalling the times when I've fallen short.
Forgive me and please guide me to forgive others.
Please guide me to forgive others.
Lead us with your love for yours is the beloved community for all we do is done in your love and in your name and your love brings all to birth now and forever.
Dear Lord,
You walk beside us each moment of each day.
You know us by name each joy and each sorrow.
You created within us a gentle capacity to love and to nurture.
You gave us understanding and patience in a troubled world.
You laid upon us the responsibility to carry and care for new life.
You released us to run and dance to sing and create.
You crafted in us sharp minds that are able to solve problems and see possibilities.
You desire each of us to live life to the full,
Embracing your love for us and extending grace to others.
You gave your life so that we could walk free to build your kingdom on earth as in heaven.
We lay our lives before you and trust in your unfailing love.
Guide us,
Heal us,
Touch us and lead us to reflect more and more of you and your life within our own.
We come together to give you honor and praise.
We ask that you would help us to draw close to you today.
Please come and speak your words of wisdom into our lives.
Help us to embrace one another,
Our similarities,
Our differences,
Our concerns and our joys.
We long for your touch on our lives that we might be in your hands so that we may be your hands and feet to the world.
Inspire our hearts,
Heal our wounds,
Bring your peace into our worries and your hope into our disappointments.
Come Lord and weave your love into our fellowship together that we may overflow with grace and allow your truth to light up our lives anew today and every day.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
