Holy Lord
with grateful and contrite hearts we come to you with our prayer of thanks and concern for others and the world
we offer them with the trust and openness of children, knowing you hear each one
We thank you for the mercy shown to us all the days of our lives
in our nurturing from birth
in the deepening of our faith
in the growing of our selves
to be more and more in your image
more and more reflective of your love into the world
may our actions, even the very small ones
point to you and your saving grace
Grace giving King
we thank you for your patience with us and all your people
patience that, in time, all may hear and know the good news of the gospel
patience that prepares the way, the ground, for us to get ready to embrace Jesus Christ anew in our lives
patience to let us make mistakes, to drift from your path, yet gently and lovingly drawing us back to your gracious, loving ways
grant us patience to wait, though that is hard
to wait on the time when the world will be restored to how it should be
where your will true is done on earth as in heaven
we bring before you those for whom patience is hard
those waiting for operations and other treatments
those waiting for an answer to their prayer
those waiting to find out what the future holds
grant them patience and endurance
and may their waiting not be delayed more than necessary, so they may find peace
Covenant keeping God
we thank you that your promises throughout the ages, are true
grant us the patience to wait for them to be fulfilled in your time and not ours
All this we pray, through Christ, whom we wait upon
Amen