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Prayer List
God of the Living
A Blessing
When the wall
between the worlds
is too firm,
too close.
When it seems
all solidity
and sharp edges.
When every morning
you wake as if
flattened against it,
its forbidding presence
fairly pressing the breath
from you
all over again.
Then may you be given
a glimpse
of how weak the wall
and how strong what stirs
on the other side,
breathing with you
and blessing you
still,
forever bound to you
but freeing you
into this living,
into this world
so much wider
than you ever knew.
—Jan Richardson
from The Cure for Sorrow
This week we pray for:
Jim and Janelle Collier
Prayers for the Colliers who are moving to Texas to be closer to family. We offer our gratitude for the friendship and partnership we shared with them and prayer for comfort, guidance and joy as they begin a new chapter of life.
David and Brenda, friends of Mike Kridel
Prayers for David and his wife Brenda as Brenda enters hospice care. Her body no longer responds to treatment for brain cancer. We pray for peace and comfort during this difficult time.
Barbara Mykkanen
Continued prayers for healing for Barb. She completed her chemo treatment.
Deb Hostettler
Continued prayers for Deb as she continues her treatments.
Justin, friend of Dixie Harper
As Justin's health is failing, we pray for God to touch his heart and soul, give Justin comfort, peace, and a revelation of God's great love.
We offer prayers of gratitude for those who participated in the Hearty Italian Soup making in partnership with the ESOL students at Central Christian Church.
We pray for
- our state and our country as we prepare for mid-term elections; we pray for all to exercise their constitutional right; for hearts open to protect and foster the wellbeing of all;
- Seoul (Halloween celebration stampede), St. Louis (school shooting), Morbi (bridge collapse), and Melilla (migrants crushed and beaten by boarder guards at crossing to Spain);
- places where violence threatens the welfare of families and neighborhoods;
- our partners in ministry who are engaged in healing the brokenness of the world in our city and across the world;
- residents who have to find new homes and move out of Bauer Road within the next 3 months.
- those suffering from chronic pain and illness;
- caretakers and those supporting loved ones through transitions and decline;
- God’s shalom to reign and God’s hope to inspire us to nurture the beloved community.
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