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Faith Lutheran Prayer Page
God's People in Prayer – Prayer Chain Ministry
There are two ways to be involved in the prayer ministry at Faith Lutheran Church.
- An updated prayer list is sent to members via e-mail every week on Wednesday or Thursday. If you would like to receive this list, please add your name by clicking on [Subscribe to the Prayer Chain].
- This same list is copied and put in the mailboxes of members who do not have access to e-mail. If you would like to be included, please speak with Judy Lee, Administrative Manager, at 330-836-8811.
In both cases, please remember to pray for those on the list!
If you would like to submit a prayer request, please go to Prayer Chain on the website or call the church office.
Loving Creator, transform me so that I may go into the world to serve You with GLADNESS. Grant me insight and courage so that I may hold fast to that which is good and render to no one evil for evil. May I strengthen the fainthearted, support the weak, help the afflicted, honor all people and love and serve You, rejoicing in the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in my life. Make me constantly aware of your gifts and thankful for them, through Jesus Christ, my Lord. AMEN
Youth and Education
Lord Jesus Christ, our strong Redeemer:
As one of us a human child, you grew. As one of us, a human being, you
faced temptation. As one of us, a child of God, you remained faithful to
the heavenly Father's will. Be present with OUR children, Lord; and give
them both the wisdom and the strength to face temptation faithfully, and so
to overcome in your name. AMEN
Christ, who called the children to himself;
Open our eyes to the promise that our children hold—in our society, and in
your church. As they grow UP, help them to grow IN as well—to grow into
more active involvement; to grow into leadership roles, to grow into fine
young Christians. And help us to open up opportunities for them—in the
world, and in the Church. AMEN
Family
You give a special gift to families, Lord—a gift you have hidden in a
secret part of the mind of every child. You have give families your
special gift of MEMORIES. Keep us mindful of them, Lord. And help us to
make them special, strong … even holy … memories. With each vacation to
places unknown, with each holiday tradition, with each book read, each meal
shared, each hug given a memory is planted—a memory that will be passed on
to future generations. Thank you for the memories. And help us to plant
them with care. AMEN
With an inventive and creative spirit, O Lord, you brought two very special
people together. Bless, we pray, our days as husband and wife with even
more creativity, imagination, wonder, joy, and love. Keep our eyes ever
open to the remarkable ways in which you will make our love grow stronger.
And may we always praise you as our loving Creator and Provider. AMEN
Be with foster parents who willingly take on the challenges and
responsibilities of raising a child for a period of time, O God. Guide
them through the many day-to-day changes that a child inevitably brings,
and direct them through the complex mazes of red tape often found in child
agencies, government offices, and legal services. May your love, comfort,
and security abound in their homes, and may the children in their care
receive the acceptance they so desperately need. AMEN
Gifts and Graces
All good things come from you, O Lord. We thank you for the gifts we have
shared this holiday season—for the incomes that made them possible, for the
friends and family who gave them. But mostly we thank you for the
opportunity to share, and the Baby that made all of this possible. AMEN
Yours is a message of liberty, O Lord—generously doled out and freely
given. Freed from the spectre of death, free to live lives of love, we
spread your liberating message, scouring the highways and byways of this
world, inviting all to join in the merriment of your wedding banquet—free
of charge! Remind us to invite everybody, regardless of race, gender, age
or paycheck. Open us up, that all people may lift glass to glass in your
heavenly hall and join to sing, "Free at last, free at last, thank God
Almighty, free at last." AMEN
O gracious Giver of all gifts: How often do your people open wide our hands
to take the goodness you provide, and then—not satisfied—how often do we
murmur or complain? Forgive our rash ingratitude, we pray, and move us to
be satisfied. Through him who gave up everything for us, our Savior Jesus
Christ. AMEN
Death and Life Eternal
Great Shepherd-King, in so many ways, you have been both a Shepherd and a
King to our loved ones now in heaven. Like a shepherd, you guarded,
protected and carried our loved ones through every aspect of their entire
lives. And like a king, you were enthroned in their hearts, reigning
supreme in their thoughts, words, and actions. May we find comfort in the
knowledge that you are still acting as both Shepherd and King to our loved
ones now seated at your right hand. AMEN
Heavenly Father: You have promised that the sufferings of this present
time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
By the memory of those who have suffered for you name's sake in the past,
whom your Holy Spirit preserved in the faith, keep your people firm in the
sure hope that by your grace we too shall see what we await, the redemption
of all the children of God. AMEN
Health and Healing
Far be it from us, Eternal Lord, to guess your will or to peer knowingly
into the future. And yet, despite the work of surgeons and care givers, it
is becoming more and more evident that death is very near your servant
(NAME). What shall we pray? That by some miracle you would exercise your
might and stave off death? That by your mercy you would bring death
peacefully and quickly? What shall we pray? Give us the will to care when
care is a need, to pray, unceasingly, even when prayer seems hopeless, and
to see that, even now, you hold this, your little lamb, close to your
strong and loving breast. AMEN
Loving Father, comfort those coping with mental or emotional disorders.
Give them hope for the future and confidence to carry on. Direct them to
compassionate caregivers who will place them on the road to recovery.
Uphold them as they travel through paralyzing pain. And comfort them along
the way with the assurance that you WILL heal them and that you DO love
them. AMEN
O Immanuel, come to dwell with those who are suffering from long term
illnesses in the hospital or home. Though their outer bodies may be
"wasting away," renew them inwardly, we pray, with your Spirit's presence.
Restore their faith in your power to bring them relief. Revive in them a
sense of confidence and trust. And refresh them with the Bible's words of
comfort, peace and rest. AMEN
Praise and Thanksgiving
All creation joins to praise you, Lord our God! Dogs and seals bark in joy
as puppies yap and kittens purr; panthers roar their thanks as hyenas
chuckle happy praise; waves break and clap their hands as sea foam bubbles
up in joy; chipmunks chatter with the squirrels and howler monkeys whoop
their glad hosannas. "You are the Lord," creation cries. "you are the
Lord," we can not help but join in. "You, our Lord, we praise!" AMEN
It sounds strange, Lord … but thanks for thanks! Thank you for the
opportunity to thank you—for the gusto of Thanksgiving hymns, for the
flavors of Thanksgiving meals, for the warmth of Thanksgiving fellowship,
even for the laziness of Thanksgiving afternoons. Thank you for the
opportunity to thank you, Lord—may we never stop doing so. AMEN
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of
the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose
again. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father
Almighty. From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* Church, the communion of saints, the
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.Amen.
The Lords Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name:
thy kindgom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the Kindom, the Power and Glory, Forever and ever.
Amen
Prayer To The Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful,
and enkindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.
And you shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray. O God, who has taught the hearts of the faithful
by the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant that by the gift of the same Spirit we
may be always truly wise and ever rejoice in his consolation.
Prayer Of St Fanscis Of Assisi
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred let me sow peace,
where there is injury let me sow pardon,
where there is doubt let me sow faith,
where there is despair let me give hope
where there is darkness let me give light
where there is sadness let me give joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may
not try to be comforted but to comfort,
not to try to understand but to understand,
not to try to be loved but to love.
Because it is in giving that we recieve,
it is in forgiving that we are forgiven,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
The Courage and Strength to Go On
God, sometimes I just want to give up stop dead in my tracks and go off someplace and hide. I get so tired and don't want to try any more. Where can I find the courage and strength to go on? The hope that things will eventually get better isn't enough. The thought that adversity builds character does not/t convince me. The only thing that gives me any hope is the example of Your Son. He didn't quit even though He faced death which He conquered in His resurrection. May what he did teach me. May I find in His life the pattern according to which I can live mine. And may I try--at least in a small way-to urge others to keep trying even though they feel they've come up against a dead end. Amen.
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