Prayer & Praise
COLLECT
Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and in our time grant us your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. âAmen.
Exodus  22:21-27
âYou shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.  If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
âIf you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him. If ever you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
Psalm 1
Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly * nor stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, * and on his law will he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, * that will bring forth his fruit in due season.
His leaf also shall not wither; * and look, whatever he does, it shall prosper.
As for the ungodly, it is not so with them; * but they are like the chaff, which the wind scatters away from the face of the earth.
Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment; * neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, * but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
For you yourselves know, brothers,[a] that our coming to you was not in vain.  But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts. For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greedâGod is witness. Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle[c] among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
Matthew 22:34-46
But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.  And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. âTeacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?â  And he said to him, âYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the great and first commandment.  And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.  On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.â
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, âWhat do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?â They said to him, âThe son of David.â  He said to them, âHow is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,
ââThe Lord said to my Lord,
âSit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feetââ?
If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?â And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
please remember in prayer
jlo â I have cataracts in both eyes, the left one the worst, with no sight, just a big blur. Going in for the first surgery on the 28th of October, the second on November 12th. Prayers appreciated.
Em- Drunken hunters in her area who donât pay attention to no trespassing signs.
filbertz -praying for POTUS & FLOTUS and others around them as theyâve tested positive for Covid-19
London â My brother, a healthcare provider, and SIL tested positive for covid
Raina R.-Please pray for my sister-in-law. She has been having horrible headaches and is recovering from surgery
Captain Kevin â : Iâve been experiencing some digestive issues, and may need to see a gastroenterologist. I do not have health insurance. To be honest, Iâm scared.
Duane â Please pray for the repose of the soul of the Revâd Dr Steven Peay, sometime Dean of Nashotah House, who has died. He was a friend and a generous soulâŠ
Em â Would appreciate prayer for my nurse daughter. The company she works for have scheduled her for 11 days straight 12 hour shifts and many of the critical care dialysis patients are covid positive from outside the area⊠Humanly speaking, this schedule is impossible. .
jtk â I request prayer for our outreach to the university. 25% of those 18-23 have considered suicide in the last 30 days. This is so urgent in my heart and spirit.
EM â recovering from facial surgery â nose repair
Linnea â healing from knee replacement. has developed an infection.
Em â Prayer for my daughter on city council would br appreciated, she has, as of this morning (Thursday) received 24 threatening Emails demanding that they disband their police department
Our Phoenix Preacher family, health, healing, joy, peace
Kelly -I have a real need to continue to see my counselor. In addition to the other reasons I see him for I have been having day long panic attacks, on top of the depression and PTSD-C symptoms.
Alissa-My sweet husband has Autism and was let go from his job yesterday.
Patrik -Pray for me, an ER nurse in Indianapolis.
Dan form Georgia- I work in aviation/transportation. We are getting hit HARD as many of you know. I am not even confident when I go into work everyday that it will be my last day (layoff or termination). Also struggling a lot with anxiety.
Chris -My wife started her second career as a nurse this week on the hospital floor that they treat the Covid patients.
Linneia â joint and muscle aches
Nancy â prayer for her discernment of an unexpected opportunity to become a more public advocate for the homeless,
Em â daughter is healing from fracture spine
Michael â I would appreciate prayer as wellâŠlife is pretty overwhelming right now.
Captain Kevin â Appreciate prayer. Iâve been in a Fibro/fatigue/depressed funk all week.
Also, Iâm teaching piano and voice at a local studio, and need many more students to make things work.
Linnea â Would you pray for Greg? He was treated for an aggressive brain cancer and thought he was clear, but it has roared back. Please pray for healing and that he and his wife come to know the Lord. Thank you!
Xenia-+Pray for the churches of Sri Lanka
Paige â Asking for prayer for a family issue⊠God knowsâŠ. and the silencing of a lying gossip who is spreading slander about me to family members and others. Itâs an on going issue that is quite perplexing, and apparently demonic. Twisted, delusional and strange.
cash â depression , PTSD
David H â I could use a prayer. I was diagnosed with Bellâs Palsy . Right side of my face is paralyzed. Prednisone and an antiviral.
Michael â heart aneurysm and a bad valve, bad back and neck issues.
JD â Marshal whose mother told him that she doesnât love him
Linnea â Jon and Sarah. Please pray that they would know Godâs love and would follow Him out of horrible lifestyles to freedom.
Michael, Rick, Joel, Dan, capt. Kevin, Owen â wand to hear from God in their prayer life
JTK- ongoing back issue.
David H â Aunt Ramona has Adenocarcinoma primary lung cancer.
Victor- chronic back pain
Linnea- sister salvation
Paige- 4 boys to be pleasing to God
Jlo…praying for your cataract surgery tomorrow and for the 2nd surgery, too. I had this done about 5 years ago and the result was nothing short of miraculous! I did, however, have a hard time working and couldn’t drive in the intervening weeks because I couldn’t wear my glasses, but I thank God every week for that surgery! You will be so glad you had it done.
Amen, Linnea
Praying jlo has good back up until all is healed
Father, we lift all these needs to You. How overwhelming it all seems to us, O Lord. But You know every need, every desire, every hurt, every fear. You are never overwhelmed. Please intervene in every circumstance and person on this list. Thank You for Dusty compiling this list. Bless her and all on this list. Meet every need, according to Your will. And please intercede for us, Jesus, to Our Father and Yours. In Messiah’s Name, Amen.