For Saturday, January 25, 2020, Readings: Acts 26:9-21, Psalm 67, Galatians 1:11-24, Matthew 10:16-22
Composed by Christina Brennan Lee
Let
the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with
equity and guide all the nations upon earth. Let the peoples praise you, O
God; let all the peoples praise you...may God, our own God, give us his
blessing. [Psalm 67:4-5, 6b]
I want you to know, brothers and
sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; for
I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received
it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. [Galatians
1:11-12]
Jesus said to the
twelve, "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so
be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. [Matthew
10:16]
Leader: LET
US, GOD’S PEOPLE, PRAY, for the Church and for the World
~ Most Merciful God, release
us from the blindness we impose on our souls and open us to seek and answer the
call of Your enduring grace. Grant us the courage to proclaim the Gospel by all
we say and do, inviting others to share in Your Love and Hope.
Jesus, Light
of Heaven
RESPONSE: Sanctify our Faith
~ Most Merciful God, guide
the vision of all nations upon the earth and make known Your ways to all Rulers,
Governors, and Kings, that they may judge with equity and legislate with compassion.
We pray especially for: The President,
Members of Congress, and our State and Local Legislators
Jesus,
Light of Heaven
Sanctify
our Faith
~ Most Merciful God, lighten
the darkness with Your saving health for all who suffer in body, mind, or
spirit, and strengthen all who give them care. We now join our voices to pray
aloud for those in need…
Jesus,
Light of Heaven
Sanctify
our Faith
~ Most Merciful God, we
praise You and give You thanks for the lives of those we love who have now risen
into everlasting glory with You. We pray especially for…
Jesus,
Light of Heaven
Sanctify
our Faith
~ Most Merciful God, awaken
us to the urgency of the care and reverence needed for our fragile Earth, the
gift of Your Creation, that we may rightly conserve, preserve, and sustain its
resources and every life it contains.
Jesus,
Light of Heaven
Sanctify
our Faith
~ Most Merciful God, ignite new passion within all those chosen
to lead us in Your Church, lay and ordained, to embrace the transforming
radiance of Your Word and intentionally welcome all we meet into Your Light and
Life. We pray especially for: Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Kevin our
Bishop; our Diocesan Priests and Deacons, members of
Committees, Councils, Vestries, every Parish, and all who labor on for the good
of Christ’s Church.
Jesus,
Light of Heaven
Sanctify
our Faith
~ Most Merciful God, we pause in this moment to offer You our
other heartfelt thanksgivings, intercessions, petitions, and memorials, aloud
or silently…
Jesus, Light of Heaven
Sanctify
our Faith
The Celebrant adds: O God,
Our Own, rouse
us from indefinite faith into continual and conscious conversion. Bless us with the wisdom of serpents, the innocence of
doves, and the inspiration of Paul, to connect our voices through Christ, as
our sacred Conduit, to be the Earthly messengers of Your Salvation. We ask in
the name of Jesus, our Living Redeemer; and the Holy Spirit, Your Divine Voice;
who together with You are One God, now, forever, and always. Amen.
I offer a personal Thank You to our Bishop, Kevin Brown, for the opportunity and privilege to compose these prayers for the Liturgy of the Diocesan Convention this year.
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