WEEKLY PRAYER – 12/10/2025

Week of December 10, 2025

Pastor Sam Dzobo

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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (MSG)

“Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.”

Gracious God,

Fill us again with the deep joy that flows from knowing you hold us. Tune our hearts to pray continually and to recognize your presence in every moment of our lives and in every encounter we share. We thank you for the joys experienced and lived among us today, for signs of grace, moments of encouragement, and for the ways you are moving in our lives, families, church, and communities. For these gifts, we give you thanks.

We also lift before you the concerns we carry in our hearts and minds, the burdens, the struggles unspoken, and the people whose needs weigh heavily on our hearts. Meet each one with your compassion, your strength, and your peace.

We pause now, O God, and in this sacred silence, we speak the names of those we are praying for today… (You may name individuals aloud or silently before God.)

Teach us gratitude that endures, even in hard places. Strengthen our hands for ministry, renew our spirits with grace, and let our work today reflect the hope we have in Christ. Amen.

 We pray for …

• A sister who had bypass surgery yesterday; prayers for good recovery.
• A four-year old granddaughter having surgery; prayers for her parents and all who care for her as she heals.
• A member grieving the death of his brother.
• A daughter grieving the death of her mother after a long illness.
• All of the churches that are opening as warming centers; our volunteers
• A member and her sister as they continue to make decisions for their mother
• A family grieving the death of their mother; prayers of thanksgiving for a close family and a wonderful life!
• One who is anxious about labor and delivery.

We continue to pray for …

• All of our homeless neighbors
• A couple hoping for pregnancy

We give thanks for ….

• The birth of a healthy granddaughter
• Successful surgery for brain aneurysm for son-in-law’s mother!
• Those who gave so much time to decorate the nave and Parish Hall. Our building is beautiful and welcoming to all this season!

We pray all of these in the name of Christ, who taught us to pray ….

Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.
Amen.

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