At the start of August we pray for those who will celebrate birthdays,/ anniversaries and other days of remembrance this month./ We ask for gifts of good health,/ safety and growth in goodness./ We pray to the Lord.
One in every four children in America is brought up in poverty./ We ask forgiveness for this failure,/ and pray for the clarity and creative resolve to abandon and rectify this sin./ We pray to the Lord.
Enormous wildfires continue to burn in the western states,/ especially California./ We pray for fire-fighters,/ rescuers and helpers./ For those who have lost loved ones and property./ For the displaced/ and the healing of the environment./ For the gift of rain./ We pray to the Lord.
We ask for the healing of our church/ as more stories of sex abuse and concealment are revealed./ We pray for a Church that is clean of heart./ We pray to the Lord.
May we not just hear or read the news,/ be made angry,/ depressed,/ cynical or sad by the news,/ but learn to pray the news,/ and be strengthened in faith,/ hope and love./ We pray to the Lord.
Grant that those who seek public office this November,/ would not be empty people,/ but rather/ be filled with a desire to serve the common good,/ with generous,/ honest,/ humble hearts./ We pray to the Lord.
Enormous wildfires continue to burn in the western states,/ especially California./ We pray for fire-fighters,/ rescuers and helpers./ For those who have lost loved ones and property./ For the displaced/ and the healing of the environment./ For the gift of rain./ We pray to the Lord.
We ask for the healing of our church/ as more stories of sex abuse and concealment are revealed./ We pray for a Church that is clean of heart./ We pray to the Lord.
May we not just hear or read the news,/ be made angry,/ depressed,/ cynical or sad by the news,/ but learn to pray the news,/ and be strengthened in faith,/ hope and love./ We pray to the Lord.
Grant that those who seek public office this November,/ would not be empty people,/ but rather/ be filled with a desire to serve the common good,/ with generous,/ honest,/ humble hearts./ We pray to the Lord.
