Author: mgreen

Lord God Almighty, be gracious to us and grant us a home, that we would not languish in exile or abandonment but be received into the company of those who love us for who we are as you do, through Jesus our redeemer, who loved us to the end and now lives in your presence…

Word of God, who entered into the world that you created, we thank you for opening the way to the Father, that we might be adopted as children of God. Grant that as your sisters and brothers, we might learn and live out your way of faith, hope, and love in this life and the…

Creator of all things, who stepped into the very world you fashioned, soften our hearts that we might accept you and all that you bring, receiving both the difficult and the soothing, trusting that all you offer is for our good, through you who lives and reigns with the Father and Holy Spirit in glory…

Light of the world, who created all things by your power, grant that we would understand what is the life that you offer, that we would receive from you true life both in this world and in the world to come, through you who lives and reigns forever in joy and union with the Father…

Gracious God, who desires that none should be forgotten, we thank you for welcoming all people into your fold, including ourselves. May we likewise exclude no one who desire to enter your kingdom that all might enjoy your presence and goodness, through Jesus, the gateway to your kingdom, who reigns with you and the Holy…

Word of life, who went forth from God and abides with God still, may we be with the Father as you are with the Father, that we would do the things you did both in power and in mercy and grace, through you who reigns in perfect love with the Father and Holy Spirit forever…

Light of the world, who walked among those who did not receive you, we thank you for welcoming us into your family. Grant us faith more and more to trust in you and walk as your beloved sisters and brothers, grafted into the life that comes from the Father above, through you who lives and…

Great high priest, who stands before the Father on our behalf, have mercy on us and help us, that in suffering we would not succumb to temptation and sin but endure as you did and so follow in your blessed way, through you who was raised to new life and lives forever with the Father…

Lord Jesus, who goes before us and with us, may we accept suffering when it is appropriate as you did, knowing that it purifies and refines our souls and makes perfect the salvation that you wrought for us, through you who was raised to new life and now abides in perfect joy with the Father…

Lord God Almighty, who has seen the end from the beginning, show us what you are about in this season, that we might join you in your work in and around us and participate in the continuing redemption and reconciliation of all things to you and your blessed kingdom, through Jesus your son, who reigns…