A Call to Prayer between now and Pentecost Sunday, June 5th.
We have been invited into a season of prayer. As a church we see the signs that many of our friends and family are carrying anxiety in their bodies. We are asking each one of you to make a special effort to include a simple prayer in your personal and group disciplines of life as we seek the Lord for His grace and healing.
The Apostle Paul wanted the church in Rome to flourish. He writes to this diverse fellowship of believers: “…the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Let’s seek God for the flourishing of His Church. This week let’s pray together. “Lord, May Your righteousness come.”
The Prayer of the People
Heavenly Father, May Your Kingdom come. Thank you for the grace of faith that has brought us into your communion, the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Through the life, death on the cross, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, you have displayed your love and your power over death. Jesus is Lord! He has poured out on us your promised Holy Spirit.
May the rule and reign of Jesus be evident in this church.
Lord, May Your righteousness come. (pause)
In my life… Lord, May Your righteousness come…(pause)
On this campus… Lord, May Your righteousness come… (pause)
In my work place and in my coworkers Lord, May Your righteousness come…… (pause)
In my neighbourhood Lord, May Your righteousness come…… (pause)
In my family… Lord, May Your righteousness come… (pause)
In Buffalo, Jennin, and Mariupol… Lord, May Your righteousness come… (pause)
Lord we yield our lives to you and open our hearts to you. May the humility and strength of Jesus’ way be evident in our lives. We confess that you are Lord with sovereignty over our past, our present and our future. We shall not run from the cross, but rather we shall embrace it so that we meet you in it and joyfully anticipate that the Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead shall also raise us.
(Join me in the Lord’s Prayer)
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one;
for yours is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen