Prayers...

Prayers for the week of March 23, 2014
Lord of life and the living, satisfy the thirst of our souls with the fountain of refreshment that springs from Jesus Christ, Who Himself has accomplished our salvation.  May we ever drink of Him in simple trust, and -refreshed by Him- gladly confess His spring of living waters to our neighbors who are in their own particular need.  Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.  Heavenly Father, You have promised to hear what we ask in the Name of Your Son:: Accept and fulfill our petitions, we pray, not as we ask in our ignorance, nor as we deserve in our sinfulness, but as You know and will what is best, in love toward us on account of Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord,  AMEN.
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“Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty forever.  The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’”  John 4:13-14
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 A Prayer based on the Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer:
 “For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. AMEN.”

 In the Name of the Father and of (+) the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

 O Lord, You give us every reason to say, “Amen. Amen. It shall be so!” To you belongs all power and glory, forever and ever. Therefore, hear the praise that is given through an appeal to your mercy, and lend your fatherly ear to my petitions:
 ·  For the ill, suffering, injured: O Lord, You show your power and glory through mercy toward sinners. Hear my prayer for those who are ill, suffering, or injured, especially Richard June*, Phil Sloane*, Jeff Engvall*, Debbie Kufeld*, and Susan Ail- who suffer from affliction; remind them of Your compassion and, according to Your will, heal them of all affliction. In all circumstances, strengthen their faith, that they might clearly confess, “AMEN.”
 · For the anxious, lonely: O God, Yours is the kingdom. Yours is the power. Yours is the glory. Yet, we sinners so often grow anxious about the temporal trials that face us. Hear my prayer on behalf of Joe Hibbs and his family, Beth W and her family, and Anne R and her family; remind them that there is none other besides You who deserves all glory, and thus none other that need weaken our “AMEN.”  Bring them confidence in the hour of trial, that they may take heart in Your promises, “Yes, yes. It shall be so!”
· For the mourning: O Lord, because You have all power and glory and dominion over life and death, we may rejoice in the Christian’s death, even as we mourn our earthly loss. Hear my prayer on behalf of (Malcolm, Laurie, Joan, and Val who all mourn the death of a loved one. Comfort them with the promise that Jesus Christ is the Resurrection and the Life – “whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live.” Cheer them with such life-giving words, that they might not weep as they who have no hope, but confidently confess, “I believe in the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. AMEN – It shall be so!”
· For the rejoicing: O Lord, as a God of glory, You are also a God who delights in showering us with blessings. Hear my prayer of thanksgiving on behalf of Ron and Ramona Johnson who are rejoicing at the occasion of their sixtieth wedding anniversary.  Grant them a thankful heart, ever fixed on your grace through Christ Crucified, and therefore joins the eternal refrain – “AMEN. AMEN. AMEN.”
Bless Jennifer, a relative of the Dorwaldt* family and all expectant mothers- safeguard them until the time of their delivery.
Bless our Calvary shut-ins Geraldine Hagemann*, Margaret Joseph*, Velma Maas*, JoAnne Maras, Myrtle Stade, and Bruce Morecraft and also bless Widows and Widowers of Calvary.
Hear my petitions, O Heavenly Father, for the sake of Your Son, whose sacrificial death gives us the freedom to say, “AMEN – God’s promises shall be so!”, so that we may with all boldness pray, “Our Father, who art in heaven…”