Week of March 18, 2026
Rev. Amber Lloyd
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God Who Sees,
Our praises ring out like a chorus of carillon bells. You are faithful! You are just and good! You uphold us and sustain us, filling our hearts with joy and peace. We give thanks for your enduring presence in our lives and the shelter which your love provides for us in times of need.
We are four weeks into our Lenten journey as we follow your son to his cross. We confess that as the road leads deeper within ourselves, we are afraid of what we will find. We are afraid of what you will ask of us when we offer our darkness and our secrets to you. But Jesus, you are a gentle companion, a shepherd who guides us beside still waters. Because we have experienced your goodness, we will put our hope and trust in you.
We give thanks for the ways which you see us and know us. Like Hagar in the desert, you find us even in our wilderness and guide us to living water. See the weary hearts among us, O God, and the ones longing for justice and change. Turn your face toward those of us who are struggling to find work or pay the bills. Look upon those who are sick and those who are caring for the sick. Remember us, O God, and act on our behalf. Bring healing and wholeness, restoration and redemption. When we hide in the darkness, withholding our shame and fear from the light of your grace, search for us and find us, and bring us back to life.
Seeing God, in your mercy, look upon these persons:
We pray for ….
- A loved one facing liver transplant
- A loved one facing removal of kidney
- A loved one with heart issues
- A father whose daughter died suddenly leaving a husband and adult child behind
- A sister who was on mission trip in Nicaragua and broke her arm; she is in a lot of pain! Hoping to get to a private hospital. Prayers for relief and healing; prayers for the whole team.
- A daughter in charge of her father’s memorial service this weekend.
We continue to pray for …
- A sister who has been diagnosed with vascular dementia. May she feel the love around her and may her daughters accept this. They just lost their father six months ago. Prayers for strength and calm.
- A young mother was just diagnosed with breast cancer. Thankful for early diagnosis and prayers that she will be completely healed!
- A family in the sudden death of their wife and mother.
- A son whose mother lives in another country and is facing difficult health concerns; prayers for the family who is there with her.
- Our military and their families.
- Children who are living through the trauma of war.
- A cousin awaiting kidney transplant.
- Church members who are undergoing chemotherapy; may they feel God’s strength as their body fights cancer.
- A member who has begun chemotherapy treatments; prayers for healing.
- For a young couple with a child and expecting twins; prayers for good health.
We give thanks for ….
- Positive news from oncologist about tumor shrinking! Praise the Lord!
- Clear report from a heart catheterization today! Prayers that heart monitor report will have good news as well!
In the light of Christ, you invite us to see as you see, O God. May we see Christ in one another. Hear us as we pray together these words which your son 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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