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Prayer List
In recognition of Native American/Indigenous People's Day that we celebrated on Monday, let us be guided in prayer with the words of this prayer from Lakota Sioux people:
Oh, Great Spirit,
Whose voice I hear in the winds
and whose breath gives life to all the world.
Hear me! I need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes
ever hold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made
and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand
the things you have taught my people.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden
in every leaf and rock.
Help me remain calm and strong in the
face of all that comes towards me.
Help me find compassion without
empathy overwhelming me.
I seek strength, not to be greater than my sibling,
but to fight my greatest enemy: myself.
Make me always ready to come to you
with clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life fades, as the fading sunset,
my spirit may come to you without shame.
* Translated by Lakota Sioux Chief Yellow Lark in 1887.
This week we pray for:
David Gillespie
Prayers for comfort and peace for David. His surgery will be tomorrow, Thursday, October 13.
Ferenc Relle
Prayers for Ferenc who will have cataract surgery on Thursday, October 13.
Lowell D. Cooper, friend of the Relles
Prayers for Lowell, who is suffering from exposure to agent orange during his duty in Vietnam and is on dialysis.
Dorothy, Dawn Kridel's mother-in-law
Continued prayers for Dorothy as she works to regain strength in rehab.
Jamie Greegor, friend of Dawn Kridel
Prayers for strength and comfort for Jamie, who is in Stage 4 liver failure and needs a transplant.
Barbara Mykkanen
Continued prayers for healing for Barb and prayers of thanksgiving for really good results. She has one chemo treatment left.
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 pray for
- prayers of thanksgiving to our siblings in Christ at Second Baptist Church in Wooster as they celebrate their 135th anniversary;
- people seeking recovery, renewal, and hope in this country and among our southern neighbors 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;
- those who are receiving treatment, or in rehab.
We pray that God's love and renewing power carry us and keep us engaged in healing the brokenness of the world one day, one small act, and one person at a time.
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