Thanksgiving and intercession prayer 21 August 2022

Gratitude

gratefulness

appreciation

we bring to you

Lord God

in some ways, it seems to inadequate

our thanks

but we know it’s right and proper to give thanks

even when we cannot ever repay what we’ve received

for all we have, we give you thanks

for our lives

for those who love us

for those who challenge us

for those who care for us

for those who build and maintain infrastructure

for those who uphold the law

for those who saves lives on land and sea

for those who resist injustice

for those who feed us

for those who clothe us

we offer our thanks today

for our siblings in Christ

both in this place

and across the world

we offer our thanks today

and especially recall those bereaved and injured in the church fire in Egypt last week

tend their wounds, bodies, minds and souls

we pray

Jesus

our friend and companion on the Way

we thank you that you are Lord

even of the Sabbath

may our actions, reflect that

we thank you for healing where we’ve received it

and ask you use us to bring healing

into your world

so those who are bent down

by oppression

can straighten up

and know they are loved

beyond imagining

through your mercy and love

Amen