Redeeming Love

Almighty and most merciful God, who in compassion for your children did come in Jesus Christ in redeerming love to free us from the bonds of Sin and to bear in our place the suffering caused by our failure to remain true to your covenant of love; we praise you and adore you and thank you for your redeeming love.  For his bitter conflict with the powers of darkness and his eternal victory over Sin and death, may all glory, honor and power be unto him for ever and for ever. Amen.

You Alone Are Good

Merciful God our Father, on this Good Friday we confess that only you are good.  We adore you for your amazing love for us in Jesus Christ.   We stand in awe at the foot of the cross weighed down with shame knowing that it was our sin that made the cross necessary for our salvation.  O God we acknowledge that we are your children only because of your everlasting love.  O Christ, in you we know a righteousbness from God, comnig not to condemn but to save us and to give itself to be our own.  We pray in your most blessed name.  Amen.

Thanks For Redemption

Loving God, our Eternal Friend, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ who through his sacrifice bridged the gap that had developed between us and you because of our Sin.  On our behalf he submitted to mockery, cruelties and death.  Accept our undying gratitude for making redemption and eternal salvation possible for each of us.  In his most blessed name, we pray.  Amen.

Increase Our Compassion

O Christ, who came to heal the hurt of the world and who reached out in mercy to the least and the lowest, grant that we might have that kind of compassion for the world of our day.  Fortify the  hands which seek to destroy prejudice, poverty and ignorance.  Compel us to spread abroad the love of God until the whole world knows of your saving grace.  In your most blessed Name we ask it.  Amen.

Keep Us near

Almighty God, Lord of Peace and giver of rest; Grant to us your light, that we may behold your glory and grow in your likeness.  Enable us to know the depth of your goodness and your mercy which is everlasting. Keep us ever aware of your nearness so we do not stray from following your path for us.  In Jesus' Name we pray.  Amen. 

The Word We Need

Speak to us the Word we need to hear, O God.  Let Your Word abide in us that your Will might be done.  Cleanse and strengthen our hearts; direct and increase our faith.Grant that we may be able to see You more clearly and love You more deeply and to serve You more faithfully.  In Jesus Name we pray.  Amen.

We Seek Your Blessing

Gracious God, in whom we live and move and have our being, who reveals yourself in every aspect of your universe:  Grant to us, who now seek your blessing, help from above and open mind within, that our thoughts and feelings may be full of reverence and love for you.  In Jesus' Name we pray.  Amen.

For The Sick

Loving and compassionate God; Hear our prayers for the sick who look to you for strength and healing.  Let your compassion comfort those suffering under illness.  Renew their courage.  Renew their strength.  Give them patience and unshakable faith in your loving presence.  And if it be your will, touch them with your healing spirit and bring them newness of life once more.  In Jesus Name. we pray.  Amen.

Enlarge Our Faith

God of Grace and God of Glory; Enlarge our faith to see  how your redeeming purpose stands above the defeats and victories of the wrold.  To this end bless everyone who has come to the cross to find direction for his/her confused soul.  May those who are weary and disraught receive your peace which the world cannot gve.  Let none be hestant to come to you.  May none fail to turn from evil to good and from indecision to the choice of the truth which sets life free.  May the fellowship of the Spirit strengthen the weak and use the strong.  We pray it all in the Name of Jesus.  Amen.

Praise for Christ's Sacrifice

Lord Jesus our Saviour, who loved us even unto death on the cross; We glorify you for redeeming us through your sacrifice.  For every burden you bore, for every battle you fought, for every tear you shed, for every agony you suffered, for every word of consolation you ever uttered, for bearing our griefs and carrying our sorrows we give you glory and praise for the victory you have won for us all.  Amen.

That We May Follow

Infinite God, our Father, whose tender mercy is revealed for all in your Son Jesus Christ: We come to you in fairh, not because of our worthiness but because your goodness invites us.  As we look at Christ's  endurance and faith throughout pain and death, we see a mercy which makes us realize that we have not loved you nor our neighbors with our whole heart.  We have complained about our small burdens when Christ bore the sins of the whold world!  Speak to us a word of forgiveness and create in us clean hearts and renew a right spirit within us.  We pray in Christ's most blessed name.  Amen.

Our Deepest Joy

Almighty God, who has given us Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior;Help us to yield ourselves unto you, that with body, soul and spirit we may truly serve you and in your service find our deepest joy.  In Jesus' Name we pray.  Amen.

Our Master and Redeemer

Living Christ, before whom we bow in reverence and adoration, our Master and Redeemer; make usfaithful witnesses to carry your Gospel of love and salvation to all those still lost in sin.  Help us always to speak your truth to those who have not heard it, and to witness to your Word through our acts of loving kindness to all whom we meet.  In your most blessed Name we pray.  Amen.

Lamb of God

We thank you Gracious Savior, O Lamb of God, for taking away the sins of the world.  We are especially grateful for your Love and Mercy expressed in your Holy Word, and in the life you lived here on earth with us.  We praise your most blessed Name, in which we find salvation.  Walk with us always, so that even when times are troublesome, or painful and uncertain, we will take heart knowing you are by our side.  In your Name we offer this prayer.  Amen.

God of All

Gracious and Loving God, who came to us in Jesus of Nazareth to teach us that it is your will that all your children be gathered into your eternal kingdom; We pray for the church universal today, that Roman Catholics and Protestants may both be blessed by the leadership of Pope Francis.  May your Spirit rest upon him, and may he lead all of Christendom into unity of purpose and mission.  Let him be faithful in his calling to help lead the churh universal in paths of righteousness and peace.  And may the church world wide be blessed by his leadership.  We pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Sun of our Souls

O God, Sun of our Souls: enlighten our minds and direct our hearts, that in our desires we may conform to your holy will, and in our prayers may seek those things that you love to bestow.  In Jesus' Name we pray.  Amen.

Fountain of Life

O God, Fountain of Life, grant to us the peace that the world cannot give.  Deliver us from the vain things that have power over us, that no unhallowed thoughts or cares may disturb or disquiet our souls.  Help us to learn wisdom, gain hope and feel the influence of things unseen until we rest in you.  In Jesus Name we pray.  Amen.

Deliver Us From Fear

God of all power and might, preserve us from all worldly anxieties and grant that no clouds of this mortal life may ever hide from us the light of your countenance.  Help us to always trust in your goodness in the assurance that you love us and care for us.  In Jesus' Name we pray.  Amen.

Praise God For All His Goodness

Glory be to you, O God, for all your goodness to us and to all creation!  We offer our prayers of thanksging and praise for the wondrous world in which you have placed us, for life and health, food and clothing, for friends and families, most of all for Jesus Christ your only Son our Savior who came into the world and died for us upon the cross revealng the awesome Love which you have for all your children.  We praise you and adore you.  Amen.

Be Our Refuge

Lord God, who has been the rock of our salvation and our hiding place throughout all generations, as we come to you in prayer, be our refuge now from the noise of the world and the cares of our spirits.  Grant us your peace.  Do not let the darkness of our ignorance nor the folly of our sorrow and sin hide you from us.  Help us sense your nearness that we might draw our thoughts back to your goodness.  Speak to each of us the word we need, and let your word abide in us until it has wrought in us your holy will.  Refresh our hearts, renew our strength, so that we may be able to serve you faithfully this day and in the days to come.  In the name of Jesus, we pray.  Amen.

Walk With Us!

O Master of life and Redeemer of the world, we would follow anew your leading through opposition and hatred, through trial and disgrace, through Gethsemane and Calvary, until we behold how your way of the cross brings us the forgiveness, the life, and the victory that is in God.  Walk with us, good Lord, and courage will beat in our feeble hearts.  Lay your hands on us and joy and peace will rule our troubled spirits.  We humbly pray in your  most blessed Name.  Amen.

Help Us Walk In Your Way

Eternal God, whose paths reach through day and night and encompass the ends of the earth, We thank you that in Jesus Christ you have shown us that you walk beside us every step of our lives!  Often we have run from your presence in selfish pursuits, not knowing that we were removing ourselves from the dearest and the best.  Our feverish and uncertain pace needs the steady rhythm of things that abide.  Where we have sunk in the mire of temptation and have lost our foothold on slippery promises of the world, we need to be drawn to the firm foundations of your Kingdom.  Reach out to us, O Lord, and save us from our own foolishness.  In Jesus' Name we pray.  Amen.

Let Us Not Rest Until We Rest In You

Arouse, O God, within every one of us a zeal to bring the message of your love in Jesus Christ to our friends and neighbors.  May we never be content with what we are donig to build your Kingdom on earth.  Lord, we have committed our lives to you, therefore may we never rest until we rest in you and invite others also into this fellowship of love.  Call us and lead us, Good Shepherd, through the gate that leads to eternal life.  In your holy name we ask it.  Amen.

For The Poor, Homkeless and Neglected

Almighty and most merciful God, shed your Fatherly goodness on all that you have made.  Remember in your mercy all those who are destitute, homeless  or forgotten.  Uplift those who are cast down.  Cheer with hope all discouraged and unhapy people.  If they are troubled on every side, give them strength and perseverance so as not to succumb to dismay.  If they are perplexed, give them the wisdom of your Spirit that they may experience new truths from your presence.  Grant this O Lord, for the sake of the love of Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose Name we pray.  Amen.

Cast Out Our Sin

Great God, who came to us in Jesus Christ to bring us closer to you; Touch our hearts and cast out every evil thought, every base desire, all envy and pride and hyprocrisy, all falsehood, all deceit, all worldly desire and all that is contrary to your Holy Will.  In Jesus' name, we pray.  Amen.