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Prayer List
Friends, the period between yesterday sundown and sundown today marks the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This is a time to confess how one (understood as member of a community) has gone astray from the ways of God. It is a time for repentance and to ask for God's renewal.
I'm sharing an excerpt of a Yom Kippur prayer with you from Rabbi Naomi Levy. May these words of prayer guide us as we seek to live lives as God's Beloved in this coming week.
You know us, God,
You know all our secrets.
You know our lies,
the way we deceive ourselves and others.
You know the mysteries of the universe and the secrets of every soul.
You know our thoughts, our desires, our clandestine acts.
Nothing is hidden from You.
Forgive us, God. Forgive us for squandering the gifts You have given us.
For taking all Your blessings for granted.
For not living up to all the potential You have placed inside of us.
Turn us to You, God, open our eyes to all that we have ignored.
Soften our hardened hearts.
Remind us that we do not have unlimited time on this earth.
Teach us to believe that change is possible.
This is the day when we search for the power to repair our lives.
Give us the strength, God,
to look within our souls uncover how we need to change...
Give us the strength to grow,
the courage to dream, the faith to believe that change is possible.
Work through us, God, teach us how to repair Your world.
Amen.
* You can read the entire Yom Kippur prayer here.
This week we pray for:
David Gillespie
Prayers for comfort and peace for David. His surgery will be on Thursday, October 13.
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.
Dorothy, Dawn Kridel's mother-in-law
Continued prayers for Dorothy as she works to regain strength in rehab.
Cole, son of Dawn Kridel's friend Dani
Prayer for Cole who will have surgery to repair damage from multiple fractures after a fall.
Sherry Hatter-Miller's mom
Continued prayers for healing and peace for Sherry's mom, who is home from rehab.
Barbara Mykkanen
Continued prayers for healing and comfort for Barb. She has one chemo treatment left.
Deb Hostettler
Continued prayers for Deb as she continues her treatment.
Jim and Janelle Collier
Prayers for peace, guidance and comfort for Jim and Janelle as they prepare to move to Texas to be closer to their family in November. Our love surrounds you during this bitter-sweet time of saying goodbyes and of anticipation of the next chapter in your journey.
We pray for
- prayers of thanksgiving to PCUSA mission co-workers who are engaged with partner churches across the world to bring healing and transformation to people.
- the many seeking a way toward recovery, renewal, and hope following hurricane Ian;
- all around the world dealing with trauma, uncertainty, political unrest, and loss;
- all who seek justice and fair treatment, voting rights, equality, and peace;
- a world longing for progress and relief against climate crises;
- those who are receiving treatment, or in rehab;
- all who feel discouraged by life’s burdens, and fatigued by life’s uncertainties;
We pray faith, hope, love, kindness, forgiveness, and peace to emerge in our hearts, across our city, and around the world.
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