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ECW PRAYER
Almighty God,
bless we pray, our working mission and ministry in the world and make us
so thankful for the precious gift to your beloved Son, that we may pray
fervently, labor diligently and give liberally to make known throughout
the world the redeeming love of our Savior. Amen.
THE CHURCH
PERIODICAL CLUB PRAYER
Bless, O
Lord, the Church Periodical Club that it may be an instrument for the
spread of your word throughout the world. Grant to its officers wisdom
and patience, to its members perseverance and the spirit of sharing that
asks no return. Bring many more to take part in its work of service.
Bless our gifts and those who receive them to the enrichment of
individual lives that we may all be servants of the risen Lord. Amen.
UNITED THANK
OFFERING PRAYER
O God, who
art the hope of all peoples everywhere, we thank Thee for the
outpourings of love and generosity which have enabled us to respond to
some of the world’s needs in places far and near; guide us as we face
changing times and new frontiers; keep our hearts thankful and our
vision clear as we seek to fulfill our ministry as members of the body
of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
CLOSING
PRAYER
May God be
within us to refresh us; around us to protect us; before us to guide us;
above us to hold us up; Who lives and reigns, One God, world without
end. Amen.
FOR TODAY
O God, Give
me the strength to live another day; Let me not turn coward before its
difficulties or prove recreant to its duties; Let me not lose faith in
other people; Keep me sweet and sound of heart, in spite of ingratitude,
treachery or meanness; Preserve me from minding little stings or giving
them; Help me to keep my heart clean and to live so honestly and
fearlessly that no outward failure can dishearten me or take away the
joy of conscious integrity; Open wide the eyes of my soul that I may see
good in all things; Grant me this day some new vision of they truth;
Inspire me with the spirit of joy and goodness; and make me the cup of
strength to suffering souls; in the name of the strong Deliverer, our
only Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.
FOR LOVE
TOWARD GOD
O Thou Who
are the Light of the minds that know Thee, the life of the souls that
love Thee, and the Strength of the wills that serve Thee; help us so to
know Thee that we may truly love Thee, so to love Thee that we may fully
serve Thee, Whom to serve is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
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PRAYER FOR A
WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER
Give us
grateful hearts, our Father, for all your mercies, and make us mindful
of the needs of others; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A PRAYER FOR AN
END TO GLOBAL POVERTY AND INSTABILITY
Merciful God,
you have bestowed upon us gifts beyond our imagining and have reminded
us that all we have belongs to you alone and is merely held in trust by
human hands: we give you thanks for those moments of reconciliation and
grace we see in our world, of wrongs that are made right, knowing that
in your love all things are possible.
Inspire in
our nation, its leaders and people a spirit of greater sacrifice and
devotion in the use of our treasures for your use in the world; that in
forsaking wealth and giving up ourselves to walk in the way of the
Cross, we may find it to be none other than reconciliation of life and
peace. God of love, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
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