COMMUNITY PRAYER April 21, 2024
Together we pray . . .
Gracious Father, as Methodists, we are committed to having open hearts, minds, and doors, meaning that everyone is welcome and accepted. We regret the times when we find it difficult to accept others for what they think and believe, when it differs from our own strongly-held beliefs. Help us understand that even the things we feel most strongly about can be completely wrong, or need to be replaced or updated. In other cases, opposing beliefs might not be wrong, only different perspectives. Give us the grace to live up to our mission statement, listening intently to others with whom we interact, before deciding whether or not to share what we think! Help us extend Your love and grace to everyone. Amen.
· We pray for Marcel's family members and others in Ukraine and Russia in dangerous situations during the war
families:
Father, thank You that we are able to return to our regular activities with the addition of using the new Zoom technology to extend our ministry. We pray to be able to overcome any technical challenges to having services both in the sanctuary and via Zoom.
Be with us as we plan for Culmore's future and celebrate 70 years of service to the community!
Together we pray . . .
Gracious Father, as Methodists, we are committed to having open hearts, minds, and doors, meaning that everyone is welcome and accepted. We regret the times when we find it difficult to accept others for what they think and believe, when it differs from our own strongly-held beliefs. Help us understand that even the things we feel most strongly about can be completely wrong, or need to be replaced or updated. In other cases, opposing beliefs might not be wrong, only different perspectives. Give us the grace to live up to our mission statement, listening intently to others with whom we interact, before deciding whether or not to share what we think! Help us extend Your love and grace to everyone. Amen.
- pray for God’s strength and healing for Rose Lucas as she recovers from knee surgery last week
- LORD, watch over the family and friends of our beloved Hyejin, daughter of Wonhee and Rev. Seeun Sun, as she is at home with You
- Loving Father, we bring you the friends and family of our beloved Noel Angeles as You welcome him home with You
- Praise God that Joy’s sister Judy got through her difficult knee replacement surgery without complications because of excess fluid in her body
- Father God, bless the cease-fire process to allow humanitarian aid and the exchange of hostages and prisoners in the Gaza/Israel conflict
- Father, wars ,and conflicts are breaking out all over the Middle East to join the Gaza/Israel war, and we pray for Your peace to be brought into each situation
- We give You thanks and praise that the latest possibility of there being a government shutdown seems to be resolved
- We give You thanks that Willie Reed has successfully gone through another eye-repair surgery; we pray for his continued healing
- pray for God''s healing tor Nelson’s friend David with medical problems relating to his heart
- pray for God’s healing for Dayday Billane’s friend Ralph Martin, in the hospital with a dangerous brain condition
- pray for God’s peace and provision as the war between Hamas terrorists and Israel continues, leading to great suffering and lack of all the basic provisions needed, especially in the health care settings, and food, water, and shelter areas
- give our government representatives God’s wisdom and grace to learn how to work together to deal with the longer-term issue of appropriating money for the government in responsible ways
- Father, we pray for Your love and grace and peace for our Sister church, St. Luke’s
- Father, we give You thanks and praise for all the ways our lives were blessed when Randy Sharp was among us, and we ask for Your grace, peace, and comfort for all those mourning his loss
- Father, give You peace and comfort to Bentoya and Darnell, both of whom have lost children this year, making this a sad time of celebration for the families
- We pray for all those who are increasingly threatened by severe weather incidents as the hurricane season brings with it extensive rains and flooding all over our country, and elsewhere in the world
· We pray for Marcel's family members and others in Ukraine and Russia in dangerous situations during the war
- Father, we bring You all those suffering painful conditions of any kind, including Teresa, Lillian, John, and Joy
- Ajit and Daisy are encountering challenges in building a school for girls
families:
- pray for God's grace and provision for our community
- Abba Father, we give You our families, for Your loving care and provision!
- we pray for God's healing grace for all those who are ill or suffering from other ailments, and for their loved ones, who are affected in so many ways
- others living with cancer: Isabel's friend Tim Morham; Will's friend, Dolores, Bobbie, Rakie, Ginny, Paula, Barbara, Brock, Winston, Diane, Richard, Dave, Benjamin, Rey, Renee, Courtney, Roseanne's friend Mike, Rosalina Figuracion's niece Thelma, Debbie,
Father, thank You that we are able to return to our regular activities with the addition of using the new Zoom technology to extend our ministry. We pray to be able to overcome any technical challenges to having services both in the sanctuary and via Zoom.
Be with us as we plan for Culmore's future and celebrate 70 years of service to the community!