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Prayer List
Holy God, we admit—we don’t fully understand the Christmas story.
We are not familiar with angel choruses. We have not walked many miles to be counted in a census, and we don’t always hear your voice in our dreams.
We don’t fully understand this story, so we admit, sometimes we hesitate to tell it. Instead of running out into the streets to shout that there is a love bigger than we could imagine, we whisper this good news. Instead of throwing open the doors and inviting people in, we simply leave them unlocked, hoping folks will figure it out.
Forgive us for our silence. Forgive us for our hesitation. Plant this story of love so deep in our bones that we cannot help but share it from generation to generation. Amen.
~Sarah A. Speed, A Sanctified Art, LLC.
This week we pray for:
Grady, Jimmy Wilkinson Meyer's brother
Prayers for peace and comfort for Grady who is in the hospital with pneumonia and his health is failing. Our love flows to Jimmy and her family during this difficult time.
Joel and Dianne Chupp and their family
Continued prayers for the Chupp family as they grieve the recent sudden death of their granddaughter Rey Chupp Wylde (13). We surround Mike, Anita, Raven, Jack, and Silvie with our love.
Eric Miller
Continued prayers for healing for Eric after his heart attack.
Barbara Mykkanen
Prayers of gratitude for successful treatment. Barb continues to participate in a study to help others with similar cancer diagnosis.
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
- in gratitude for all of you for the great journey through Advent through our small group conversations. May we continue to experience God's Spirit working in us, stretching us, molding us, helping us grow into better people;
- those fighting illness, the increasing numbers of COVID cases and respiratory viruses, and chronic disease;
- those who continue with therapy, treatments, and the burden of cancer and other illness;
- those who are traveling, in transition, and looking for God's care;
- those who are rejoicing in new beginnings and fresh seasons of goodness;
- those who continue with the overwhelming burdens of poverty, warfare, isolation, and a search for a safe home;
- in gratitude for all volunteers at the Salvation Army Severe Weather Shelter who help provide a safe space for our neighbors experiencing homelessness in these frigid temperatures;
- Every message-bearer, wound-healer, hope-sharer who make us know God's love, healing and peace.
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