“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are!” 1 John 3:1
O God, we give you thanks and praise for your gift of life this day, for the amazing awareness that we are loved by you, the Creator of all we know and see. We rejoice in the privilege of being called your children and ask that you continue to enfold us in your arms of love.
Thank you for your presence in our lives through the Holy Spirit and we pray that as individuals and as a body of believers, you would continue to lead us, speak to us, and love others through us. We praise you for your Holy presence during this season of transition as a church, and as your children ask that you help us to grow in trust, in courage, and in deeper dependence on you.
We praise you for the privilege of being able to gather together in worship, to glorify your name, and to pray for each other, and our world. God, we pray for peace in our world and ask you to intervene where hatred and fear prevails. We pray for peace in Gaza and the West Bank, in Ukraine, Haiti, and in all areas of war and conflict. God, may your kingdom come and your will be done, in our world and in and through us. May we as your children be agents of peace, comfort, and hope in a hurting world.