Easter

Dear Lord,
We once again celebrate your death and resurrection, our ticket to life. How thankful we are that "while we were yet sinners, you died for us!" How thankful we are that your love encompasses the whole of our beings, that you do not require us to "clean up our acts" before you accept us. Help us, Lord, to allow this incomparable and incomprehensible love to heal our hearts and draw us to you. On this day of celebration, may we be aware of your great love of us, may it seep into every part of our beings and overflow to all with whom we come into contact.
In the precious and holy name of your son who died that we might live,
Amen!

Good Friday Intercession

For our sake our Redeemer suffered death and was buried, and rose again.  With heartfelt love let us adore him, and pray:

 Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ our teacher, for our sake you were obedient even to accepting death,
- teach us to obey the Father's will in all things.

Christ our life, by your death on the cross you destroyed the power of evil and death,
- may we die with you, to rise with you in glory.

Christ our King, you became an outcast among us, a worm and no man,
- teach us the humility by which you saved the world.

Christ our salvation, you gave yourself up to death out of love for us,
- help us to show your love to one another.

Christ our Savior, on the cross you embraced all time with your outstretched arms,
- unite God's scattered children in your kingdom of salvation. 

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A New Pastor

Thank you, Lord, for your provision. Thank you for past pastors, for Pastor Keith who has been with us through this interim, and for our future Pastor Bea. Please be with her as she prepares for this move. Guide her decisions, her search for a home, and the many other decisions she needs to make over the next few weeks. And be with our church as we prepare for a new leader in our midst. We know that when a new pastor comes, some among us will leave the Journey. We grieve the loss and ask your guidance as they choose new places to worship and minister.

We sense that you are doing something new in our midst. Open our eyes to what you are doing and what you would have us to do. May we not sit down and rest when Pastor Bea arrives, but may we come along side and labor together with her. Our desire is to reach the lost. Guide us in that. Show us how, who, where, when, what. Lead us in your way.

We are grateful, Lord. Grateful for the journey, the path that you have brought us on. Grateful for a new beginning. We praise you, Lord!

A New Thing

A new thing you tell us you are doing, Lord. We are excited that a candidate is coming this weekend. We are excited to think we might have a pastor again soon. But when that happens, there will be change. We're not good with change, Lord. We fight it. We whine and complain. Help us, Lord, to see with your eyes. Help us to get on board with your plans and what you are doing. Help us to trust you and this new thing that you are doing in our midst.

I am a sinner, Lord, with no way to save myself. I am the prodigal son, going my own way. It isn't until I am wishing I had the pigs food to eat, that I come to my senses and turn to you. While I am in the filth, you love me. You forgive me. Your grace is more than I can fathom.

This forgiveness that you have lavished on me, may I pass it on. You provide ways to do that that stretch me. Help me to stretch and not break. Help me to love others the way you love me. Give me the grace to lavish forgiveness on those who sin against me.