Prayer List
This week we remember loved ones from our family and our community who died.
We join our hearts in prayer:
God of every time and place,
we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
even when we do not recognize it.
We thank you for all who have come before,
who have given their labor, resources, and love
to the building of this community.
Their presence remains, ingrained in our hearts,
and we are grateful.
We remember too those who had their labor and resources forcefully taken,
who did not have the ability to choose how to spend their time or give their love.
Their presence remains,
ingrained in the fabric of our lives and culture and buildings,
and we are mindful of their legacy.
We give thanks for the beauty that rose even from that injustice,
and we pray for those still living and laboring under the long shadow of oppression.
As we remember those faithful people,
those known to us, whose lights shine still in our hearts,
and those further afield in time or space, whose lights shine on in other hearts,
we pray too that you would turn our vision forward to your way,
that we may follow in faithfulness all our days.
We ask in the name of Christ, who is drawing all people to himself. Amen.
*Prayer adapted from Rev. Teri Peterson
This week we pray for:
Diane Chupp
Prayers of comfort and peace for Diane and her family as they grieve the death of her mother Barbara. A private family service will be held on Saturday.
Daniel Boyer (16), friend of Dawn Kridel
Prayers for healing for Daniel who has cystic fibrosis and was hospitalized with an infection.
Peggy Schmitz
Continued prayers for healing for Peggy after a successful heart surgery.
Nahida Gordon
Continued prayers for healing for Nahida who is undergoing treatment for a sudden hearing loss in one ear.
In the wake of the World Climate Summit in Glasgow, UK between November 7-8, we pray for our planet, and all who are engaged in conversations on climate change; we pray for cooperation and commitments that help the hurting world.
We continue to pray for the 17 missionaries and family members, including children, who were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti.
We pray for the lingering challenges at the US southern border, and especially for the many around the world seeking asylum, help, and care.
We pray for the people struggling for freedom, peace and justice; for places torn by conflict, famine and violence. We give thanks for all who work to make this world a more peaceful place.
We pray for those who grieve, struggle and suffer as infections caused by the Delta variant of COVID-19 are on the rise especially among the unvaccinated in country. We pray for exhausted medical staff who care for the sick; for wisdom to do the right thing to protect the wellbeing of all in our communities; for people in countries with no access to the vaccine.
