Prayer of the People — 26 February 2021
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for rescuing us from a cascade of lies and for bringing us into the truth of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. In your communion — of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — there is nothing false. Transform us into true worshippers through the love you pour into us.
Thank you for providing us with food and shelter.
Thank you for the promise of each new day.
Your faithfulness continues to all generations.
Thank you for the warmth of friendship with others.
Thank you for the strength to make meaningful contributions through our work.
Bless the work of our hands and our minds.
Thank you for our remembrance of your interventions in difficult days past.
Thank you for the promise of your company through difficult days to come.
Thank you for the joy we find in simple moments of quietness.
Thank you for the breath we breathe.
May your Spirit blow through us again. Come Lord Jesus. Come.
May faithful generosity emerge from our delight in you and your word.
May faithful attention to our accepted responsibilities and duties bring glory to You.
May faithfulness be formed in our character as a fruit of lives deeply enriched by your Spirit.
Oh Lord we lift up your church under pressure in Myanmar, Tanzania, and in Hong Kong. Enable your disciples to share their lives with neighbours and to see the promise and power of Jesus’ good news released into people’s lives.
Oh Lord we need you and so we pray as Jesus teaches us:
(Please 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.
This prayer as part of the Origin Church Weekend Broadcast on 26 February 2021.