Here’s
a pastoral prayer for Good Shepherd Sunday, or any other time when passages
like Psalm 23 and John 10 are being used. It was written by Rev. Karla, and
posted on RevGalBlogPals.
Pastoral Prayer
(inspired by Psalm
23, John 10)
Loving
Shepherd,
You
lead and guide,
You
walk alongside,
You
prepare, you feed, you call,
all
of your sheep,
even
those of us who are lost,
those
of us who stray constantly,
those
of us who stay close to your comforting staff.
We
are grateful for the lush green pastures of our lives,
and
we pause now to offer our thanksgivings
for
the goodnesses in our lives…
There
are so many who walk in the shadows
of
fear and suffering and despair,
and
we pause now, to offer our prayers
for
the broken and bleeding places in this world…
We
also offer our prayers for the sheep of our own flocks,
in
our families and friends,
in
this our church and our community…(pause)
O
Loving Shepherd,
We
have all we need,
as
we live in You.
Amen.
~
written by Rev Karla, and posted on RevGalBlogPals.
https://revgalblogpals.org/
