Prayers...

Prayers for the week of June 29, 2014

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

Holy  Father,  for the benefit and blessing of the world, You kindly enabled Your apostles, Peter and Paul, to boldly ‘speak Your testimonies before kings’  --even Your testimonies regarding Your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.  And the world could not put them to shame.  Grant us the courage of our convictions that we, too,  would confess Christ boldly that throughout the world sinners would be numbered among your saints through faith in Jesus Christ. Lord, in Your mercy; hear our prayer.

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“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”  Matthew 16:18-19
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“Give us this day our daily bread.”

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

O Lord, You give daily bread to all – faithful and wicked alike – even without our prayer. Yet, we are right to pray for our daily bread, that we might learn that it comes from You as the giver of all good things and so receive it with thanksgiving. To that end, lend your fatherly ear to my petitions:

* For the ill, suffering, injured: O Lord, You promise that daily bread includes all our very life and health. Hear my prayer for those who are ill, suffering, or injured, especially Richard June*, Phil Sloane*, Rose Kramer, Paula Hellmann, David Orkfritz (brother of Missy Kovachic), and Susan Ail- all who continue in their affliction, that they may, by Your gracie, be given a portion of new health, or – if it be Your will – be given faith to bear their current affliction.
* For the anxious, lonely: O God, You promise that daily bread includes all that we need to support this body and life, including defense from every evil.  Hear my prayer on behalf of Anne, Paul, Kevin, Ryan, Mark, Laurie, Mallory, and Dale; grant them the trust that You provide for all of life’s cares and – as part of our daily bread – see us through all of life’s trials.  Give them the eyes of faith to see Your many blessings, daily given and renewed, even in moments of great anticipation.
* For the mourning: O Lord, as You give, so You take away. Hear my prayer on behalf of Val, Judy, and Dorothy who mourn the death of loved ones. Comfort them with the promise that, though You have taken from them their loved ones, so You continue to provide for them through Your bountiful goodness. Grant Val, Joan, and Dorothy the faith which clings to the Truth that not only give us all temporal blessings, but – grace beyond grace – gave Your only begotten Son to die our death upon the cross, that we might receive – not merely daily bread – but also the eternal inheritance of heaven.
* For the rejoicing: O Lord, You give us daily bread that is beyond measure or understanding.  Hear my prayer of thanksgiving on behalf of Lisa Rud* – as test results indicate new cancer free health and also myself at my son Paul's  visit.  Grant both her and I thankful hearts that sees these blessings as they truly are - gifts of daily bread that come from Your hand, even as You freely give to satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Please bless the many members of Calvary who are traveling.

Please bless our temporary and long term shut-ins: Irene Fehrman*, Geraldine Hagemann*, Margaret Joseph* , Bruce Morecraft, Phil Sloane, and Janet Keller.

Please bless all Widows and Widowers of Calvary.

Hear my petitions, O Heavenly Father, for the sake of Your Son, who has promised us that all good things come from your fatherly hand and, thus, has taught us 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. Amen.