Richard J. Einerson
Prayers of the People
Proper 9 (14)
II Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 or Ezekiel 2:1-5
Psalm 48 or Psalm 23
II Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13
Our gracious God, we bow in gratitude and express our praise to you this day. You have planted us in a most beautiful part of the world. We praise and thank you for your goodness.
• We thank you for the beauty of our lakes surrounded by magnificent pines which reach to the sky.
• We thank you for the hills and valleys and for winding country roads which bring us to behold beauty we did not know existed.
• We thank you for those serendipitous moments when we come across wildlife and when your world of nature becomes alive and vibrant and exciting.
• We thank you for the sounds of the woods.
• We thank you for the different and beautiful songs of the birds and for the splendid beauty with which you have painted them differently and with such striking colors.
• We thank you for the serenity of sunset skies ablaze with pinks, oranges, and purples.
• We thank you for many moments of solitude when we feel the peace and harmony.
In these summer months renew us for the Christian journey. Instruct us for ministry in our time. Send us forth with authority as you sent your disciples.
• Teach us how to be sensitive to the culture in which we live and to hear and understand its needs.
• Teach us how to frame the good news for our time.
• Teach us how to trust you in the journey of life and to know that you go before us.
• Teach us how to gain mastery over the demons of modern life and to live abundant lives. Amen
