Author: mgreen

Loving Father, by whom all things were made, including we your children, continue to sanctify us through your beloved son, Jesus, that we might be more and more made drawn into your kingdom and your ways, following in the footsteps of our glorified brother, through him who died for all and was raised to new…

Generous Lord, who is crowned with glory and honor, we thank you for suffering for our sake, that we might receive the grace of God and one day be made perfect as you are perfect, through you who now reigns over all things with the Father in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. ‘…but…

Son of the Almighty, creator of all things and heir of the Most High, open our ears to hear what you have spoken and to understand your teachings, that we would know the will of God and walk in your ways and so remain within your good and pleasant design for us all, through you…

Loving Father, who watches over us all with care and great attention, teach us how to come to you as a child, that we might enter your kingdom as you desire, knowing our smallness and receiving from you all that we need, through Christ our brother, who showed us the way and now reigns in…

God of the great and small, who knows what it is to be a Lord and to be a servant, keep us from dismissing and denigrating the seemingly useless and unimportant of the world, that we would not bar from your kingdom those to whom it belongs but welcome all those whom you love, through…

Spirit of God, who knows the depths of our souls better than we ourselves, soften our hearts, that we we not succumb to stubbornness and resist the good you desire for us but allow you to work your ways in us and so discover more than we realized was possible, through Jesus Christ the Messiah,…

Lord God, who receives our prayers always, let us not forget to pray for one another, that we might be bound together in hearts and minds and would present one another to you for healing and strengthening, through Christ our intercessor, who rose from the grave to pray before your throne in the Holy Spirit…

Breath of the divine, the whisper of heaven in our hearts, grant us the courage to disclose our sins, our failings, our needs to one another, that in the unity of the body of Christ, we might find forgiveness, encouragement, care, and healing, through Jesus our savior who gave of himself and was raised to…

Gracious Father, who desires that we live well and enjoy your creation, let us not despair at pains and losses and troubles that we endure when they lead us to your will and your ways. Teach us to be glad that through them we may draw closer to you, through your son Jesus Christ, who…

Spirit of counsel and wisdom, who guides us into your straight and righteous ways, show us where we impede our own selves, that we might know what to abandon and sever and present to Christ for healing and so save ourselves from suffering in this life and the next, through Jesus our savior who sent…