Prayer & Praise
GIVE US APPROPRIATE YIELDING
God of our mothers and fathers long gone and treasured,
God of our grandchildren yet to be and awaited,
God of our years, our days, and even this moment:
Our lives are deeply rooted in miracles before us,
Our faith is richly set in courage running thick,
Our vocation is shaped by all those
who have risked for your purposes.
And now, in our remembering, we are made mindful
of our own place of call, and
our own time of obedience.
We pray for ourselves and for your whole church,
courage beyond our easier timidity,
vision beyond our present tense,
restlessness beyond our steady settlements, and
yielding beyond our will to manage.
Give us appropriate yielding that we may be like our remembered ones in freedom and in love for you. We pray in the name of Jesus whom we remember until he comes again. Amen.
Walter Brueggemann From Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth
Heavenly Father,
Happy Father’s Day. Praise You and thank You.
A lovely, powerful, yet meek, prayer. Thank you.
“…..We pray for ourselves and for your whole church,
courage beyond our easier timidity,
vision beyond our present tense,
restlessness beyond our steady settlements, and
yielding beyond our will to…..”
in the name of Jesus, amen
A friend left a suicide note on FB this evening. I called 9-11 and they told me he was en route to the hospital. He’s out of state so I ca’t get information but could you please pray for him?
praying now
Praying, E…
Thank you em and Michael. He’s in ICU under observation and I imagine under a 72 hour hold. As he left a message on FB at least three of us were able to call 911 and they were able to reach him in time.
there is much to pray for tonight … including some of the PhxP folk … burdens and heavy hearts …
“I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.
O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;
you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.”
from 30th “Psalm”
Erunner- so glad your friend received help in time!!