Prayers for July 27, 2025

God of glory, we assemble here as a community of faith to give thanks and to solicit your mercies for us and the world. You have given us the promise of salvation and blessed us with the presence of the Holy Spirit to guide and instruct us in your holy will.

God of grace, hear our prayer.

For your creation, stressed by prejudice, persecution, and conflict. We pray for the leaders of all nations to put away their ambitions and arrogance and uphold your Son’s principles of peace and compassion. Bring an end to war and sectarian conflict, that all people may live and prosper free from fear. Let your light shine upon those affected by conflict including refugees, and grant they might taste your shalom and have hope.

God of grace, hear our prayer.

For all those affected by poverty, homelessness, and unemployment. Use this congregation as an instrument of your blessing to provide the necessities of life. Guide us by your Holy Spirit to care for all and help us to see others as you see them.

God of grace, hear our prayer.

Be with all who suffer the stress of physical and mental anguish. Ease their burdens. Grant them healing and courage. We pray especially for those on our prayer list that you might meet their every need.

God of grace, hear our prayer.

Grant us the faith and will to be your servants of love. Be with this congregation as we share a common purpose and live to proclaim your glory forever. God of grace.

God of grace, hear our prayer.

For Pastor Core as she begins her ministry among us.  Bless especially her leadership, preaching, teaching, pastoral care as well as other portions of her ministry. Let her lack no good gift as a shepherd in our midst. Open our hearts to her as well that together we might glorify your holy name in all that we say and do.

God of grace, hear our prayer.

For the saints who now rest from their labors and have been gathered unto your bosom.  Hear our thanksgivings for their respective lives of faithfulness and help us to remember the promises of resurrection for all who rest in Christ.

God of grace, hear our prayer.