Pray that the story of Jesus feeding the hungry crowd will inspire us to be compassionate and generous,
and that, individually and together, we will be able and equipped to respond to the needs of our neighbor.
Pray for open hearts and minds, that we might reflect prayerfully on our church, society, institutions, laws, traditions and selves, seeking meaningful change and reform to combat racism and white supremacy wherever they exist, perpetuate injustice or influence us.
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These petitions are offered as guides to prayer for the global, social and outreach ministries of the ELCA, as well as for the needs and circumstances of our neighbors, communities and world. Thank you for your continued prayers for the life and mission of this church. Download a Word doc, or PDF for letter size printout or legal size printout, or view the ELCA resource page.
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Lift up in prayer our neighbors who are unemployed or underemployed and seek safe, meaningful work that will help them develop self-sufficiency and confidence and meet the needs of the people for whom they provide care, assistance and support.
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The Weekly Online Gathering for ELCA Leaders continues every Wednesday, 1 pm Central, 11am MST. Links to the meeting at elcacoaching.org as well as archives.
Pastora Irma Bañales leads us through Expressing and Mourning our Grief in this Wednesday’s online gathering, Wednesday, August 5, 2020. She is the DEM for the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod, and will be with us the first Wednesday of each month through 2020.
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Give thanks for the special gifts, skills and minds of scientists, researchers and explorers who strive to better understand creation, improve the human condition, solve complex problems that cause us suffering, and restore and steward creation with a long view of sustaining future generations. Pray that they will make wise, responsible and just use of their research and discoveries for the well-being of all people and our planet.
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Praise God for the joy and reassurance of knowing that there is nothing ― absolutely nothing ― that can separate us from God’s love in Jesus Christ.
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For your individual or group devotion, you may choose to listen to the following choral recordings made available through Augsburg Fortress: “Bread for the World;” “The Fullness of God;” “Jesus Feed Us.”
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Worship in the Home: Sunday, July 26, 2020. Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary 17.
Glorious God, your generosity waters the world with goodness, and you cover creation with abundance. Awaken in us a hunger for the food that satisfies both body and spirit, and with this food fill all the starving world; through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
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What gives you cause for happiness and hope these days? Give thanks and praise to God for desiring joy,
healing, renewed life and freedom for us and all humanity.
Being Church, Weekly Online Gathering for ELCA Leaders, Wednesdays, 11am MST. Links to the meeting at https://www.elcacoaching.org/. We look forward to hosting Sister Kelly Marciales, ELCA Community Organizing Program Coordinator and Director of the Organizing for Mission Network, on July 29.
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Presiding Bishop Eaton and leaders from The Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada have prepared a series of devotions to observe the Season of Creation 2020, Sept. 1–Oct. 4.
The season, which begins with the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, is a time to join with the global Christian community in renewing, repairing and restoring commitments to God, to one another and to all of creation.
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Pray that we will continue turning to and prayerfully studying Scripture ― individually and together. Pray that doing so will strengthen and deepen our faith, comfort and encourage us, guide us in loving our neighbor, and be a source of joy and thanksgiving.
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How do you envision and understand the kingdom of heaven? Pray that we might stay well-rooted in Scripture and the teachings of Christ to better understand the kingdom of heaven, and to be cautious in embracing
cultural myths, traditions handed down and false promises about the kingdom of God.
Remember in prayer the leaders, voting members and others gathered for the South Carolina Synod Assembly, that the Spirit will strengthen, guide and encourage them in choosing leaders, proclaiming the gospel, growing the church, serving our neighbor and doing God’s work in an ever-changing world.
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Worship in the Home: Sunday, July 26, 2020. Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary 17.
“The risen presence of this crucified one is like the bread of the woman, enough for a multitude and life-giving, though usual religion, worried about both leaven and the cross, would call it unclean. Such is the surprising dominion of God.”
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Pray that we will be filled with and led by the Spirit so that our actions, words and faith reveal who we are ― children of God, followers of Christ.
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For your individual or group devotion, you may choose to listen to the following choral recordings made available through Augsburg Fortress: “The Plans I have for You;” “God’s Plan;” “Be Thou My Vision.”
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Pray for our ELCA colleges, universities and seminaries and their faculties, staff and students as they work to adapt to and overcome the disruptions and difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pray that faculty and staff will find effective ways of caring for students, continuing educational experiences both in person and from a distance, enriching faith and helping students discern and prepare for their vocations.
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Pray that, like God, we might be “merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.”
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