Here’s a
prayer of intercession about the love of God. It was written by Rev. Richard J.
Fairchild, and posted on the Kir-shalom website.
Prayers of the People
You, O God,
love us from the moment of our conception,
You know us
and you love us in the womb,
You love us
and you call us from before the moment of our first breath,
and you
love us when we first see the light of day.
As a
mother/father loves her/his child before she/he ever sees it,
and then
embraces it gently from the moment of its birth,
so you love
us—and we thank you.
Help us
dear God to love one another in this way....
Lord
hear our prayer.
You love
us, O God from the time of our naming
You love us
in our growing and hold us as we take our first steps.
You love us
and walk beside us
as we
explore the world with eager hands and eyes
As a
mother/father loves her/his child as she/he sees it grow and develop
so you love
us—and we thank you.
Help us
dear God to love one another in this way....
Lord
hear our prayer...
You love
us, O God, as we mature and seek our way,
You love as
we become aware of the world around us,
You love us
as we smile and play,
you even
love us when we say no and when we begin to stray.
As a
mother/father loves her/his child as she/he sees it become proud and tall,
so you love
us even when we sin and fall..
Help us
dear God to love one another in this way....
Lord
hear our prayer...
We thank
you God for loving us when we are unloving
for caring
for us when we are uncaring,
and for
calling to us when we go far away....
Help us
dear God to love one another in this way...
Lord
hear our prayer...
Lord hear
our prayers of love this day for those around us,
for those
we have held before you in our time of sharing,
and for
those we have thought of in our moments of caring:
(add
your own prayers)
Lord
hear our prayer....
We ask all
these things in the name of Christ Jesus,
who is our
Lord and our brother. Amen
~ written
by Rev. Richard J. Fairchild (adapted slightly), and posted on Kir-shalom.
