Prayer List
Open unto me, light for my darkness
Open unto me, courage for my fear
Open unto me, hope for my despair
Open unto me, peace for my turmoil
Open unto me, joy for my sorrow
Open unto me, strength for my weakness
Open unto me, wisdom for my confusion
Open unto me, forgiveness for my sins
Open unto me, tenderness for my toughness
Open unto me, love for my hates
Open unto me, Your Self for myself
Holy Wonder, open unto me!
*Prayer by Howard Thurman
This week we pray for:
Isaac Hostetler, son of Deb and Gabe
Prayers for peace and strength for Isaac who is awaiting test results to see whether the cancer spread from his stomach. He is preparing for a full gastrectomy. Prayers also for his family as they are supporting Isaac through this difficult process.
Beth Taylor, Viktoria Birk's neighbor
Prayers for Beth who was recently hospitalized.
Mandy Parkinson White, friend of Linda Houston
Prayers for Mandy who is a medically induced coma.
Eileen, Sister of Dorothy Iams
Prayers for Eileen and all who grapple with Alzheimers disease.
Alison Miler, daughter of Louie and John Miller - Westminster partners in the Meals on Wheels program
Prayers for Alison who is suffering from complications due to COVID.
Jude Dennis, Marj Kramer's sister
Continued prayers for healing for Jude who had ovarian cancer surgery last week.
Tammy, friend of the Chupps
Continued prayers for Tammy who is receiving daily radiation treatments for a sarcoma on her leg.
Marty and David Moldstad
Continued prayers for the Moldstads. They hope to move into Brookdale around June 28. Marty will remain at Westview until the move.
As we mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacres (June 1, 1921), we lament the devastation that was afflicted on the African American inhabitants of the Greenwood community in Tulsa: the estimated 300 or so women, men and children murdered, a flourishing community--one of the so called Black Broad Streets looted, burnt and destroyed. We lament the systemic discrimination and the hate crimes against Black and Brown bodies that have been committed before and since the Tulsa massacre in this country. We confess our silence, our willful ignorance of this history and pray for forgiveness. May we commit to the work of racial healing and of justice, of reparations with honesty, humility and renewed passion.
We give thanks for every sign of hope, and in-person gatherings, and amazing vaccines bringing us all to a new season following the pandemic.
While grateful for the ceasefire between Gaza and Israel, we continue to pray for the end of oppression of Palestinian people living in Gaza and the West Bank, and peace and justice for all people.
We pray for the many people and nations still overwhelmed by COVID, especially India, Japan, and Haiti.
We also pray for the people of Myanmar as they struggle for freedom in the wake of a military coup.
