Author: mgreen

O Lord our God, who created all things by your word and of your desire, grant that we would place always first our desire for you and a desire to please you, that love for you would guide all that we believe and feel and think and do and that our hearts would thus reflect…

Our brother, Jesus, who wept over Lazarus in the tomb, we thank you for grieving with us over those we have lost. Be close to us in our pain, but comfort us also with the truth that we will all be with you in glory together when you return at the fulfillment of this age,…

Almighty Lord, who abides above all things and beckons us to come to you, grant us an earnest desire to follow in the footsteps of those who have ascended your mountain of virtue and holiness, that we might join with those who have gone before and receive blessing and salvation from your hand, through Christ…

Almighty God, who formed the universe from nothing and created all things by your word, grant us faith and trust in your power, that we would not doubt your wisdom or plans, but trust that you are able to fulfill your promises and do good for your children, through Christ our Lord, who reigns with…

Great physician, who knows our frames for you created them, grant us faith to believe in your ability to heal and your desire to do good, that we would trust in you for all that we need and receive from you willingly the good that you have planned to bring about, through Christ our redeemer,…

Lord Jesus, whose eye misses nothing and whose attention is on the greatest and the least, keep us from ignoring those whom the world neglects, but incline our hearts, like you, to love all those whom you place in our path, through you who lives forever in perfect unity with the Father and Holy Spirit…

Gracious brother Jesus, who sympathizes with our weaknesses, we thank you for being patient and waiting for us when we strive to catch up with you. Help us by your Holy Spirit to come quickly, gladdened by your presence and willingness to be with us, through you who showed us the way to the Father…

Lord Jesus, savior of our souls but also our minds, hearts, and bodies, may we cry out to you when we are in need, trusting in your capacity to heal us and to relieve us of our distress and in your compassion and care for us, to see us and be with us in our…

Suffering Servant, who endured much for our sake, grant us patience when we go through pain and trials, trusting that the Spirit may use such things for our good and that we through them may be made perfect and holy as you are, who reigns over all things in glory with the Father and Holy…

Lord Jesus, our forerunner and example in the way of the Father, teach us to suffer well when we cannot escape trouble, that we might learn from the struggle and use it for your glory and our own growth despite the pain, through you who endured the cross and has sat down at the right…