Prayers...

Prayers for the week of June 22, 2014

* Apostles Creed
* Luther's. prayer
* Personal Confession of sins
* A psalm
* Prayers of supplication for self
* Prayers of intercession for others
* This week's Calvary prayer list...

Heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, we praise You because for the sake of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ You have delivered our lives from all need, and rescue us at last from the hand of evildoers.  Lord, in Your mercy; hear our prayer.

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“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions.  Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.”  Romans 6:12-13
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A Prayer based on the Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer

“Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

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

O Lord, Your will is done even without our prayers, as Your Holy Spirit breaks and hinders all the efforts and plans of the Evil Foe. But, as we depend upon Your grace and desire Your will to be done among us also,  so we are to pray, as You have taught us. To that end, lend your fatherly ear to my petitions:

·         For the ill, suffering, injured: O Lord, Your will is done in every hour of life. Hear my prayer for those who are ill, suffering, or injured, especially  Lou Ellen Hansen*, Phil Sloane*, Richard June*, Rose Kramer*, Lisa Rud*, Paula Hellmann*, and Susan Ail, that they may dwell secure in awaiting your temporal deliverance or – if it be Your will – be given strength to bear their current affliction. Strengthen Lou Ellen, Phil, Richard, Rose, Lisa, Paula, and Susan and keep them steadfast in Your Word until Your final deliverance, according to Your good and gracious will.
·         For the anxious, lonely, and even the unbelieving: O God, just as in heaven, so also on earth, Your will is perfect… and it is always accomplished for our benefit.  Hear my prayer on behalf of Anne Ripsom, Paul White, Kevin. Ruettiger, Ryan Ruettiger, Mark White, Laurie and Mallory Boulton, and Dale next door that they would be granted a patience that knows that it is Your will to hear our prayer in the day of trouble and deliver us, so that all things work together for the good of those who love You, those whom You have called according to Your purpose.
·         For the mourning: O Lord, our ways are not always Your ways; Your will is beyond our understanding and will. Hear my prayer on behalf of Joan Rud. Val Jones, and Dorothy Thompson who mourn the death of loved ones. Comfort them with the promise that Your will is always good, that You have no desire to see the death of the wicked, and that – in accord with Your will – you bring home those whom You have called to be Your own. Grant Joan, Val, and Dorothy the faith which clings to the Truth that You willed to freely give up Your own Son in death, that death may not have victory over us.
·         For the rejoicing: O Lord, Your good and gracious will gives us much reason to rejoice, as it breaks and hinders the plans of the devil and showers us with temporal and eternal blessings. Hear my prayer of thanksgiving on behalf of all who today rejoice for any occasion. Grant them thankful hearts that – in all things – give praise to You for Your holy will and desire to be kept steadfast in the True Faith, as You will for all Your children.

Please bless those whose lives have been affected by the recent tornadoes in Nebraska and South Dakota, including brothers and sisters in Christ of The LC-MS

Please bless Calvary's temporary and long term shut ins Fern Weddle* , Dorothy Bratton*, Doris Exner*, Bruce Morecraft, Phil Sloane, and Janet Keller

Please continue to bless all Widows and Widowers of Calvary.

Hear my petitions, O Heavenly Father, for the sake of Your Son, who – by carrying out Your will upon the cross – has shown us the goodness of Your heart and, thus, has taught us to pray, “Our Father, who art in heaven…”

Into Your hands, heavenly Father, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy, through Jesus Christ, our Lord… Amen.