Prayers...

Prayers for the week of May 4, 2014

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God and Father of the risen Christ, in Your Son’s appearance to the Emmaus disciples, He expounded the Scriptures and revealed Himself in the breaking of the bread. Grant us grace that we, too, may perceive Him as our Savior through His Word and rejoice to receive Him as the bread of life for the salvation of our souls in the Supper. By these gifts of Word and Sacrament, renew our piety of faith and love this Eastertide that we may grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior.  Lord, in Your mercy…Hear our prayer.

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“ for ‘All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass.  The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.’”
1Peter 1:24
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A Prayer based on the Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer:  “And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

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

O Lord, “If you would mark iniquities, O Lord, who would stand? But with You there is forgiveness, that You may be feared.” As a Father who deeply loves His children, You promise to freely forgive us as we repent of our sins. To that end, lend your fatherly ear to my petitions:

* For the ill, suffering, injured: O Lord, without You, man has no hope for the sick to be healed or the sinner to be forgiven;  yet You have shown Your power and will to do both. Hear my prayer for those who are ill, suffering, or injured, especially
Valerie Mulles*, Paul Henk*, Phil Sloane*, Susan Ail- contending with long term illness; Tina Rud* (daughter of Joan*; struggling with dimensia), Lisa Rud (daughter-in-law of Joan*) - undergoing cancer treatments; Paula Hellman (mother of Donna Leitner*); George Garcia (father of Sal*); Rose Kramer (newborn granddaughter of Bob* and Delores*) – who are even now struggling for life; comfort (him/her/them) with the certainty that – because (his/her/their) sins have been forgiven on account of Christ Crucified – they may be certain that you will provide for their temporal health and their eternal well-being, in accord with Your will.
* For the anxious, lonely: O God, You promise to answer those who call upon You in their day of trouble. Hear my prayer on behalf of Beth W and others; forgive them pwhere – in trial and tribulation – they grow weary and doubt your Word. Strengthen them through Your Word of Truth and its promises, reminding them that – because they are forgiven in Christ – nothing can separate them from Your love.
* For the mourning: O Lord, You take no delight in the death of even the wicked, but desire all men to be saved, and have given Your only-begotten Son to bear the sins of all the world. Hear my prayer on behalf of Val, Joan, and Dorothy, who mourn the death of loved ones. Comfort them with the promise that we have been forgiven in Christ, so that all who die in Christ still live with Him in paradise. Comfort them in this time of sorrow, that they would not grieve as those who have no hope, but as those to whom belongs the certain hope of “the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.”
* For the rejoicing: O Lord, because You have paid the redemption price in Christ, and have forgiven all our trespasses, You also delight in giving us every blessing under heaven. Hear my prayer of thanksgiving on behalf of myself and those who today rejoice at various occasions. of (OCCASION). Grant us all a thankful heart that rejoices in the many blessings that flow to us those forgiven through the blood of the Lamb.
* Please bless our shut-ins: Fern Weddle*, Dorothy Bratton*, and Irene Fehrman*.   Also please bless those temporarily limited in their ability to attend church: Bruce Morecraft, Phil Sloane, Richard June, and Janet Keller.
* Please bless Michelle Baker* and Noelle Salazar*as we welcome them to the Lord’s Table as this year’s confirmands.
 * Also, please bless the widows and widowers of Calvary.

Hear my petitions, O Heavenly Father, for the sake of Your Son, in Whom we have the forgiveness of sins and, thus, the right to come to you as dear children who have been taught to pray, “Our Father, who art in heaven…"

Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.+