Here’s
an invitation to the offering and a prayer of dedication. It comes from the Life in Liturgy website (link below).
Prayer of Intercession
“My grace
is sufficient for you,
for my
power is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
Gracious
and loving God,
we
come to you with hearts that need to be opened
to
your word and your love.
There
is so much around us that tears at us
and
causes us to tremble.
Keep
us ever mindful of your presence
and
the hope that you have given us
in
your Son Jesus Christ.
Guide
us, we pray, as your church,
struggling
to spread the good news.
Keep
us focused on the mission and ministry
to
which you have called us and lead us forward.
We
know, Lord,
that
there will often be bumps and holes in the road along the way.
Save
us from dwelling on them
and
make us secure in the goals you have placed before us.
Hear
our prayers for all who need
your
tender touch of healing in their lives—
those
we name before you each day,
and
those who are known only to you in the depths of our hearts.
Be
with those who mourn.
May
we all remember the love and grace
that
your faithful people have brought to our world.
We
pray for all your creation, always at odds with one another.
Guide
our leaders and those of other nations
that
this world might truly be as you created it to be—
a
world of peace, hope and love.
These
are our prayers,
together
with those that lie on the hearts of all your faithful people,
which
we offer to you in the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who
said “not my will, but thine be done.”
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posted on Life in Liturgy. https://lifeinliturgy.wordpress.com/
