King of Kings and Lord of Lords, give Advent joy to Your Church here on earth as her heralds preach and teach Your Word and administer Your Sacraments and her sons and daughters receive Your gifts with gratitude. Lord, in Your mercy: HEAR OUR PRAYER. Hear these our petitions, O Lord, and answer them as You deem fitting. Answer them for the sake of your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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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 Connie Block, Norm Bunge, Sue Ail, Pete (brother-in-law of Cindy Mahan), Debbie (daughter-in-law of Ed and Elaine Taylor), Linda (daughter of Eileen Halleran) all of whom suffer with cancer/illness; remind them of Your compassion and, according to Your will, heal Connie, Norm, Sue, Pete, Debbie and Linda 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 Widows and Widowers of Calvary, my nephew Joe, and my niece Roxanne; 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 Kim Dorwaldt and family as they mourn the death of their aunt, 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 Kim and her family 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 Danielle Leitner (daughter of Craig & Donna) and Christopher Jaeger, as they prepare to enter the holy institution of marriage. Grant them thankful hearts, ever fixed on your grace through Christ Crucified, and therefore joins the eternal refrain – “AMEN. AMEN. AMEN.”
* Please bless Calvary shut-ins Florence Mitchell, Betty Wear, Fern Weddle, Bruce Morecraft, Janet Keller, Alice Breneman, and Myrtle Stade
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