Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
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Prayers of the People
For peace in the church: May we intensify our efforts at peace-making with the separated churches, that peace may prevail over conflict, and that we may be reconciled into one family, exercising one baptism, one eucharist, and one common ministry in its many forms.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for our Presiding Bishop, Sean Rowe, the Bishop of Rhode Island, Nicholas Knisely, and for all bishops and other ministers, and for all who serve God in his Church.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
On the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the people and clergy of St. Thomas in Alton and St Thomas in Greenville.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For peace in the world: May conflicts cease, may refugees and survivors find new homes and the spirit to begin again.May wounds be healed, losses grieved, and honorable deeds remembered. May grace abound in all lands, and may the lion and the lamb be content.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For this assembly. That the world might know us by our love. Help us with the grievances we harbor within our families and communities and among our co-workers and friends. Help us build trust and teach us forgiveness that we might know reconciliation in your love.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For peace where we live, work and play, and for peace within ourselves. May the noises in and around us diminish so that we can hear the quiet sounds of Creation. And grant us time and space to listen for you, our hearts’ true desire.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For all those who suffer, may we be messengers of hope, peace and healing. Especially we pray those on our prayer list.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
The flowers are given in honor of Marilyn and Ken Brockway.
For those who are gone and beyond our reach, fill the empty spots in our hearts and souls with reassurance of your love for them and fill them also with the hope of our reuniting someday in your eternal kingdom.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
O Lord, fill our minds and hearts with everything that is good and loving and worthy of thanksgiving and praise, everything that comes to us under the sign of your peace and in the name of Christ our Lord. Amen.
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