Posts in Prayers
Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: October 9, 2022
  • For an end to the continued violence and war in Ukraine…

  • For those recovering in the aftermath of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, including our siblings in the Florida-Bahamas Synod and the Caribbean Synod…

  • For the ministries of American Indian and Alaska Native siblings in our church, and for all relationships of reconciliation with indigenous communities…

  • For the Supreme Court of the United States as it begins a new term…

  • For the social and political unrest in Iran and for all who strive for gender equality and human rights…

  • For the work of scientists, including the recent recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, who help us to learn more about our universe and God’s creation…

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: October 2, 2022
  • For relief and recovery efforts following Hurricane Ian and Typhoon Noru…

  • For communities grieving and rebuilding after flooding in Pakistan…

  • For all areas of the world who have suffered recent natural disasters…

  • For the health of creation…

  • For peace amidst leadership and regime transitions across the world…

  • For those whose mental and physical health is affected by changing seasons…

  • For blessings upon our Jewish siblings marking Yom Kippur this week…

  • In thanksgiving for LGBTQIA+ siblings…

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: September 25, 2022
  • For communities In Puerto Rico and the Caribbean dealing with the damage caused by Hurricane Fiona…

  • For communities in Alaska in the wake of Typhoon Merbok…

  • For communities In Japan in the wake of Typhoon Nanmadol…

  • For communities in Papua New Guinea impacted by the September 11 earthquake…

  • For communities In Pakistan dealing with the effects of summer monsoon flooding…

  • In thanksgiving for siblings of Hispanic & Latinx heritage…

  • For Synod Council Members across the church…

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: September 18, 2022
  • For those suffering and battling wildfires…

  • For peaceful transitions of power, especially in the United Kingdom…

  • For an end to violence between nations, especially Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Palestine, Eritrea/Ethiopia, and Armenia/Azerbaijan…

  • For those in the path of Typhoon Muifa…

  • For congregational council presidents and all church leaders…

  • For colleges & seminaries – their students, staff, faculty and boards…

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Prayers for the family of Pastor Tony Scheer

With the congregation of Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church in Mesa, we pray for the friends and family of Rev. Tony Scheer after the passing of his wife, Carol Scheer, due to heart complications on Monday, September 12, 2022. She was 56 years old.

Visitation is Sunday, 9/18/2022, 6-7 pm, at Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park, 400 S Power Rd, Mesa, AZ 85206.

Funeral services are on Monday, 9/19/2022, 11 am, at Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church, 2605 South Signal Butte Road, Mesa, AZ 85209.

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: September 11, 2022
  • For those participating in ‘God’s Work. Our Hands.’ Sunday and for those they will serve

  • For church musicians, faith formation leaders, and all church staff and volunteers at the start of the program year…

  • For those enduring extreme temperatures and power outages in California…

  • For those suffering and battling wildfires…

  • For victims and families grieving after stabbings in Saskatchewan…

  • For world leaders and nations in leadership transition…

  • For relief and recovery efforts following the earthquake in China…

  • For first responders and for our nation, as we remember the September 11, 2001 attacks…

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