Author: mgreen

Great God of all peoples, who offers good news to any who will receive it, bring joy to all peoples, great and small, that each person would find in the Lord’s coming the salvation that they need and the hope for your goodness still to come, through your Messiah who reigns with you and the…

God of wonder, who brings about good things for your people, may we, like Mary, ponder what you have done for us and treasure your words within, that our hearts may be warmed and your goodness take root in us deeply, through Jesus your son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,…

Lord Jesus, who humbled yourself and took on our frail nature, may we, like Joseph, be quick to obey the Father’s commands, that your will would be done, and the world be blessed in us as it was in him, through you who abides with that Father and Holy Spirit in perfect union forever and…

Lord Jesus, who showed us the essence of humility and love, save us from our sins, that we would be free from enslavement to destructive ways and spared the pain and suffering of what our ways have wrought, through you who set aside your glory for our sake and was restored to glory in the…

Gracious Father, who is patient with your children, be present with us despite our follies and foolishness, that we might grow wise and loving as you are, learning your ways and imitating your goodness, becoming like you more and more, through Jesus our brother, who showed us the way to your kingdom and sent us…

God of all things, who has seen the end from the beginning, grant us patience as we wait for you, that in waiting with trust, we would receive you and your goodness at the right time and with joy and relief at what you shall bring, through Jesus our savior, who lives and reigns with…

Lord God almighty, shield of the weak and fortress to your people, protect us as we walk along your paths, that we might neither be assaulted nor go astray but go with your blessing and the companionship and joy of your people, through Jesus our brother, who walked before us and now intercedes for us…

Loving God, who holds health and life in your hands, heal us of our infirmities, that we would dance and sing for joy at your goodness to us and praise your name to the world, through Jesus our savior who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in glory, world without end. Amen.…

Almighty God, who bears great power on behalf of the vulnerable, turn our eyes to you for our salvation from all that threatens and oppresses, that we would trust in your goodness and rescue at the right time and would await with patience and anticipation the coming of the day of the Lord, through Christ…

Almighty God, creator of all that is, restore life back to place of dryness and abandonment, that we would blossom and flourish and rejoice in your goodness towards us, through Jesus our savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in glory forever and ever. Amen. ‘The wilderness and the dry land…