Post date: Dec 30, 2017 9:46:1 PM
Opening Prayer: As we worship today, we remember our baptism and pray for the Spirit to remind us daily that we are children of God, forgiven and called to lives of service and witness in the world.
Community Prayers:
Reader 1: Baptized into Christ, we bear the name of Jesus and are prepared for serving our neighbor and spreading the good news of what God has done. Give thanks for the gift of new life we have in Jesus Christ, and pray that we are bold, eager witnesses in the world – never shrinking from the work to which God calls us.
Reader 2: A new year often brings new hopes, resolutions, goals and beginnings. Ask God for strength and perseverance to meet the challenges of new and unfamiliar endeavors, and shout praise for God’s forgiveness and love that renews us and frees us to get up, learn and begin again when we stumble or fail.
WL: We pray for the suffering, the downtrodden, and the sick especially for those we lift before you now...PAUSE.... that they may know your care and never-failing presence.
WL: Sometimes God’s word and voice can be loud and majestic and shake all of creation. Pray we recognize God’s voice in daily life and give thanks for how it strengthens us and gives us peace. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.