Weekly Prayer – December 3, 2025

Week of December 3, 2025

Rev. Catherine Nance

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O God of all the days of the week … we are confused this evening about what today is!

We had Thanksgiving Day and then Black Friday (which seems to have started before Thanksgiving and is still going?). The First Sunday of Advent was the last Sunday of November. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday.

Today is Wednesday.

Tonight is the time we gather as a church family and acknowledge that whatever day it is and regardless of what kind of day it has been, your presence has been with us.

In this season of Advent, help us to live each day in hopeful expectation and in hopeful assurance that you are with us. You are coming to us. You have been with us.

We pause this evening with church members and friends to give thanks for the ways you have revealed yourself to us already. We have food to eat and a warm place to be. We are grateful for people with whom we have interacted. We are thankful for this email that reminds us we are not alone and there are people praying for us right now!

O God of Advent, come to us! Make yourself known – especially to those who are struggling. Many are struggling with difficult decisions, family tensions, health concerns, and financial worries. Some are struggling as they look for new purpose and meaning after a relationship or job has ended. May we find our source of meaning and joy in you, O God!

We say things like ‘time has flown by! Where has the year gone!’ May we look back and see that you have been with us. May we look ahead to this month of December as a gift. A gift of time to prepare our hearts anew for your coming again.

This is the evening you have provided for us! May we find our rest and our comfort in you!

Thank you for hearing our prayers on behalf of those who have requested them and for those whom we hold dear in our hearts….

We pray for …

• One who is looking for work that is meaningful and will support family.
• A child who is having a difficult time at school as the semester ends.
• A mother in rehab; praying for strength and the ability to be at home.
• A young man dealing with loneliness; isolation because of health issues.
• All of the churches that are opening on below freezing nights
• People to be kind at work; particularly one co-worker who is experiencing a lot of frustration.

We continue to pray for …

• One who is waiting on reports from recent medical testing
• Teenagers who are  having a difficult time at school
• A woman in ICU awaiting coil procedure for aneurysm
• For friends and family of a woman who died in a tragic accident
• A friend awaiting liver transplant
• A friend who is paralyzed after an accident
• All of our homeless neighbors
• A couple hoping for pregnancy

We give thanks for ….

• Being able to be with family for Thanksgiving.
• Safe travels in the midst of busy airports and delays!
• A new grandson.
• My oncologist who took time to explain things.

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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