Here’s a prayer of intercession for
November 4, 2012 from the people at World in Prayer.
Prayers of the People
November 4, 2012
Surrounded by the Spirit of our Holy
God,
encouraged by the Saints who have
gone before us,
and sustained by our faith
community,
let us enter into a time of prayer
together.
Most Holy God, Creator of all the
earth,
we gather in your presence to sing
of your love
and share in your shalom.
As we celebrate the Saints who have
gone before us,
we praise you for their lives, their
wisdom and their courage.
We are deeply blessed by the many
people, both past and present,
whose lives, art, music, and
writings have helped shape our faith.
We are also blessed by those who
have personally touched our lives
with their faith and their love.
With gratitude and thanksgiving we
lift those names up to you.
Guide us we pray, to follow in their
courageous footsteps,
bringing your love and light to
those who are seeking this day.
We pray, O God, for your world:
As the American Presidential
election approaches
we pray for a just and fair
election.
We pray that those who are chosen to
govern will do so
with compassion, integrity, and
honesty.
May they bring peace, justice and
equality for all people and all nations.
We pray for all who mourn this day,
remember especially all of the
people and places
who have been affected by Hurricane
Sandy:
Bahamas, Haiti, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica,
Dominican Republic, United States,
and Canada.
As communities and cities begin to
rebuild
may we all respond with generous
hearts and willing hands.
May we reach out to neighbor and
stranger alike
offering your hope and your love.
We pray for those living in poverty;
for those living in violence; for
those living with addictions;
for those estranged from loved ones
and for those whose needs are known
to you alone.
Help us O God, to live out of your
abundant grace
as we reach out to those in need.
Loving God we bring to you the
concerns of the world:
We pray for the people of Libya
where gunmen broke through security
to occupy the parliament building
as a protest to the choice of
cabinet minister.
We pray for the Pakistani teenager
who was killed by her parents in an
‘honor killing’.
We pray for the people of Damascus
and Aleppo, Syria’s biggest cities,
where rebels attacked army
checkpoints killing 28 soldiers.
And we pray for the people and
places whose stories we do not hear.
Holy One, there is much in your
world that we do not understand,
and so we ask that you alone guide
us and strengthen us
to be people of change, bringing
peace and justice to all the earth.
In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
~ World in Prayer is a ministry of
the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist Lodi, California, USA. Prayers are written by a team of writers representing different denominations throughout
the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. Visit their web site at http://www.worldinprayer.org/
