God, You are a God of compassion and love.
Daily, we experience your care and provision.
You answer our prayers and meet our needs— often in ways we could never have dreamed possible.
We praise You for Your faithful love toward us.
Because we have known Your love, we come to You with confidence, offering our prayers for the world that You love.
We see so much pain and suffering.
so much violence and poverty, despair and unrest.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the needs around us.
But we continue to bring our prayers to You in faith, because we know that nothing is impossible for You.
You are the God who rained down bread from heaven, and made water flow from a rock in the desert; the God who resurrected Jesus Christ from the dead, and who brings new life and hope to all who believe.
We pray for those suffering the effects of recent natural disasters including raging fires and Hurricane Laura.
We pray for people everywhere without food, without water, without shelter, without hope.
We pray for the regions of our world caught up in violence and threats of violence:
We pray for those crying out for justice, and those suffering amidst rioting.
We pray for those who live with serious illness, those with chronic pain, those without access to proper medical care, those for whom treatment is no longer an option, and all who are suffering due to covid.
We pray that God’s Spirit of peace and restoration be poured out.
Merciful God, You sent Your Son, Jesus Christ, to show us a different way to live— the way of deep humility and obedience.
You’ve called us to love one another, and to work together with one heart and mind, balancing our needs with the needs of those around us.
Give us courage to follow faithfully, and with integrity— with actions that bear witness to the words we speak, and worship that overflows into our daily tasks and relationships—so that our lives will bring glory and honour to You. Amen.