Here’s a prayer of petition and intercession written
by Rev. Richard J. Fairchild.
Prayer
of Petition and Intercession
(inspired by Isaiah 12:1-6, Luke 21, Mark 13, Revelation 21:1-5)
We are glad and rejoice forever in you, O God.
With joy we draw deeply from your well of salvation
and pray that even as we have sung, you may fulfill
our story—
the story of your love.
Though the world has been gripped by trouble since
early days,
and life has often been short and tormented,
you have given us a vision of a day beyond the
terrors:
a day when the heavens and earth will be new again,
a day when the sound of weeping will give way to
delight,
a time when all creation will live in peace
and people will long enjoy the fruits of their
labours.
Help us to hold to that vision when the temples
about us are falling,
and our world is shaken.
Strengthen us for the telling of your truth
and for keeping to your path,
that we might not weary in doing what is right,
but through endurance may gain our souls,
even as you desire for us to do.
Lord,
hear our prayer….
As we pray for a new heaven and a new earth this
day,
we especially are aware of those among us
and those beyond these doors who are in deep need of
your peace,
of your healing touch, of your just and bounteous
kingdom.
We pray those who dwell in places of strife, need,
and want….
Lord,
hear our prayer….
We pray for those who have been bereaved in the past
week....
Lord,
hear our prayer….
We pray for those who are unemployed and those fear
layoff or termination
and all those struggling with a burden in the
workplace and the marketplace….
Lord,
hear our prayer….
And finally, we pray for today for those of our
brothers and sisters
who face persecution because of their faith.
For those who are deprived of their basic human
rights,
and those who are deprived of their lives
because of their desire to worship and serve you...
Lord,
hear our prayer….
Let us give thanks to the one to whom we pray,
the one who brings both the snow and the sun;
the one who
heals this troubled world;
the sick; and those who turn to Him in faith;
the one who grants new life not only to us,
but to the creation itself....
Lord,
hear our prayer….
Gracious God,
we pray to you in the name of the one who came to
show us the way,
he who is our Lord and our Redeemer, our brother and
our friend.
We pray to you as one family, even as he taught us,
saying...
Our
Father….
~ written by Rev. Richard J. Fairchild, and posted
on Kir-shalom. http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/c-or33sn.php
