The following is the foundation for the prayers we say during Compline/Evening Prayer. If you have a specific prayer request please feel free to contact Thomas Blum or Barbara Press so we can add your request to our nightly prayers.
Holy and loving God, we come to you with our hearts open. We give you thanks for being with us in our hurts, worries, doubts and burdens. Grant us your wisdom, strength, joy, and grace. Help us to trust in your timing and care. We give thanks that you can do far more than we could ever imagine. We reach out to you and know that you are restoring and redeeming us for your greater glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Tonight, we pray for all who are having difficulties, worries or health concerns. We pray for those who are in the hospital, for surgery or test results: We pray for the best possible treatment so that all goes well with their recovery. Be with all care givers – both in hospital and at home. We pray for those affected with cancer. Surround them with your healing power and strength. We give thanks for successful treatments, healing and recovery.
We pray for all who are chronically or terminally ill: Give them peace, strength, comfort and guidance. Watch over those who are in hospice. We pray for those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s. We ask that you guide, protect, and provide for all those people who are dealing with mental stress, emotional issues, anxiety, and depression. Be with all of them and their families as they go through these difficult times.
We offer prayers for those who have died and all who are grieving. We give thanks for the lives of those who are no longer with us. Give to the departed your eternal rest. Comfort all who grieve and enable them to feel your peace.
We give special thanks for all first responders and front-line workers and for the hard work they do. Give them strength to cope with their daily challenges. We pray for the protection and safety of all of our Armed Forces everywhere. Be with all those impacted by natural disasters and storms. Bless the people affected and keep them in your care as they recover from any destruction.
We pray for those dealing with conflict, violence, terrorism, and political unrest. Your guidance, protection, comfort, and strength are needed. Watch over the refugees, migrants, the wounded, hostages, and homeless everywhere. Guide those who govern and hold authority. Grant them wisdom and strength to do your will.
We lift up prayers for the Indigenous peoples who have suffered losses through the wrongs of the past as well as injustices today. Be with the Native American Tribes who are being denied access to water on their lands. Bring Your healing, peace, and reconciliation.
Protect those who travel and bring them safely to their journey’s end.
Lord, we thank you for being with our church and for the support from the congregation. We ask your guidance for all clergy, especially Fr. Caleb, as well as our Vestry and Wardens, Bishop Reddall, and Presiding Bishop Rowe. We pray for all the unnamed people and situations we hold in our hearts. Please watch over them and provide guidance, healing and protection. Thank you, Lord, for always being with us.
Lord, we are so thankful for all of your blessings and gifts, for good health and strength, for wisdom and guidance. Thank you for providing for our needs and equipping us to do your will. We are grateful for the beauty and wonder of creation and the richness of relationships with the people you bring into our lives. Help us in caring for our environment and each other.
God of Peace, who taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, quietness and confidence shall be our strength; by the might of your Spirit lift us into your loving presence where we may be still and know that you are our God, through Jesus Christ. Amen