Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family
Week of February 21, 2024
Tonight’s prayer is the one prayed last night at Church Council by Youth Representative, Pauline Schneiter. It was meaningful to all of us who heard and prayed it last night. Please pray it together now ….
Dear Lord,
Through all the troubles our world faces, thank you for the opportunity to gather together. Offer your grace to hearts in our community that are in mourning. We offer our own hearts to your will so we might fulfill our roles as comforters and advocates. Even without the understanding of your great power, allow our faith to stand strong.
For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. (from I Corinthians 3:9)
We pray for ….
- Families in our congregation who are preparing for funerals this week
- All who are grieving
- For one who is looking for a safe place to live; also needs a job
- For a member who is in rehab after a stroke
- For those who have been hospitalized; may they feel your strength as they continue to recover.
- For a friend who has started drinking again
- For members of extended family who are not believers inChrist
- For a friend who is missing her son
- For one going through a divorce.
- For a family dealing with many health issues and employment issues as they relocate
- For a faithful companion – a beautiful and dear pet who is having health issues; praying for strength for all God’s creatures!
We give thanks for ….
- The birth of a baby boy!
- A new college Sunday School class.
We continue to pray for ……
- For dear friends; a husband who is in ICU with infection and other concerns, and for his wife
- One who continues to grieve for her husband while dealing with some family tensions
- Victims of Israeli-Hamas war
- Loved ones who are transitioning from ‘home alone’ to ‘assisted living’
- Caregivers who feel they are alone.
- Those whose grief is deep
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.
