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Prayer List
"Breathe in your inherent belovedness.
Breathe out the lure of toxic cycles.
Breathe in love that makes your heart soft.
Breathe out any anger that is being misdirected.
Breathe in acceptance
that all cannot be immediately solved.
Breathe out the need to control.
Breathe in the wisdom of ancestors
who labored for collective love and justice.
Breathe out the temptation towards the superficial.
Breathe in a breath of humility.
Breathe out all that makes you shrink.
And then remember the trees.
Their giving and receiving of breath.
See them holding so much for us.
Offer a confession. And a prayer of gratitude.
And let your roots sink deep into the soil of God."
*Enfleshed - Liturgy That Matters
This week we pray for:
Judy VanWie
Continued prayers of healing and comfort for Judy. She is making very good progress from her stroke. Cards can be sent to her home address at the Thurber apartments and they will be taken to her.
Barbara Hays
Prayers for comfort and peace for Barbara as she settles in her new home at Westwood Manor.
Becky Foster, friend of Judy Mowrer
Prayers for comfort and peace for Becky and son Rob (Erin) and grandchildren, as they grieve the death of Becky's husband John. We pray also for friends and all whose lives he touched. John passed away on Sunday evening after a sudden heart attack. You may read his obituary here.
Joyce Sutton, friend of Dawn Kridel
Prayers for healing and strength for Joyce who is grappling with complications from a recent back surgery, including pain.
Joe Hartzler
Continued prayers for healing and strength for Joe. You may send get well cards to him to encourage him during the journey ahead.
Barbara Mykkanen
Continued prayers for healing and comfort for Barb during her chemo treatment for uterine and ovarian cancers.
Debbie Hostettler
Continued prayers, love and support for Debbie throughout the remaining chemo treatments. She is experiencing a lot of fatigue.
We pray for
- those who grapple with illnesses, life transitions, and difficult decisions.
- people and places around the world caught up in warfare and violence and for refugees and immigrants seeking safety, and sustainable homes;
- those affected by heat waves and other climate challenge near and far.
We give thanks for our partnership with Scout Troop 61 for a long-standing partnership. Prayers of gratitude for Devin Carroll who finished his Eagle Project - he created a new pollinating garden in the backyard, making the "secret hiding place" of the play area for the Nursery School Children more beautiful. May we continue to love and care of creation around us, sinking our "roots deep into the soil of God."
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