Prayers...

Prayers for the week of October 26, 2014

Lord God, whose might and kindness have no end, receive our thanks for the free gift of salvation that has been provided in the atoning blood of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ—whom You have put forth as our redemption.  Enable us to repent of our sins and to recognize the greater enormity of forgiveness that already belongs to all who have been baptized into and believe in Christ, that we might live our days as You intend for us:  in peace, joy, and certain hope of life everlasting.  Lord God, Hear our prayer, deliver, and preserve us; for to You belongs all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.

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“So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”
John 8:31-32
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A Prayer based on the Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer

“Hallowed be Thy Name”

(The sign of the cross) In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

O Lord, Whose name is certainly holy in itself, we sinners pray that Your name may be kept holy among us also. Your Name is kept holy when your Word is taught in truth and purity and we, as children who call on You as ‘Our Father’ lead holy lives according to it. Help us to do this in all situations of life, O Lord. To that end, lend your fatherly ear to my petitions:

* For the ill, suffering, injured: O Lord, Your Word teaches in truth and purity that You have the power to heal the sick, bring relief to the suffering, mend the injured. Hear my prayer on behalf of my neighbor Dale and of Rebecca, the sister of Richard Mulles for encouragement and comfort her as she awaitss news of cancer in pending diagnoses and of John, the cousin of Rachel Knoepfel that the news of his terminal cancer would remind him of his need for salvation, that he might be brought to repentance and to rejoice in the gospel of Christ and of Sue Ail, the niece of Kathy Hoppmann for comfort  from her affliction that all would live patiently according to that Word, not despising Your promises, but faithfully waiting Your promised temporal or eternal deliverance.

* For the anxious, lonely: O God, Your Word teaches in truth and purity that we cannot add to the length of our days by worrying, nor need we – for our good is in the hands of You who care even for the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. Hear my Rebecca and John they would be granted your peace in anticipating that which lies ahead and thus dwell in Christian confidence according to Your Word.

* For the mourning: O Lord, Your Word teaches in truth and purity that You alone give and You alone take away… that, though the devil meant our death for ill, through the atoning death of Christ Crucified, the Christian’s death is but an entrance into life everlasting. Hear my prayer on behalf of all Widows and Widowers of Calvary including Joan Rud and also all others grieving for the loss of loved ones including Val Jones and also Dorothy Thompson that they would live in the joy of the Christian, even in the hour of sorrow, not despising Your promises regarding the resurrection, but holding to Your Word, which declares: “Death is swallowed up in victory… thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

* For the rejoicing: O Lord, Your Word teaches in truth and purity that You are the source of every blessing. Hear my prayer of thanksgiving with and on behalf of Doris Exner for the gift of 100 years of life and Kyle and Rachel Knoepfel for the healthy birth of Judah Matthew Knoepfel. Grant us thankful hearts, that we may rejoice in your Name at all times and desire to live according to Your Word and walk in your ways to the glory of Your Holy Name.

* Please bless all Calvary shut-ins including Velda Miller, Florence Mitchell, Betty Wear, Bruce Morecraft, and Janet Keller.

Hear my petitions, O Heavenly Father, for the sake of Your Son, who has taught us to hallow Your Name by praying, “Our Father, who art in heaven…”


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Steve White