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Prayers
You
are invited to include the following prayers in your devotional
life. These prayers have blessed many people over the years. May
each prayer be a blessing to you as well. The first prayer is one
Jesus taught his disciples when they asked him to teach them to
pray.
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The Lord's Prayer (Luke
11:1-4; Matthew 6:9-15)
(traditional)
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen |
(contemporary)
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread,
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
the power, and the glory,
now and forever. Amen |
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Morning Prayer (Written
by Dr. Martin Luther)
We give thanks to you, heavenly
Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have
protected us through the night from all danger and harm. We ask
you to preserve and keep us, this day also, from all sin and
evil, that in all our thoughts, words, and deeds we may serve
and please you. Into your hands we commend our bodies and souls
and all that is ours. Let your holy angels have charge of us,
that the wicked one have no power over us.
Amen
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Evening Prayer (Written
by Dr. Martin Luther)
We give thanks to you, heavenly
Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have this
day so graciously protected us. We beg you to forgive us all our
sins and the wrong which we have done. By your great mercy
defend us from all the perils and dangers of this night.
Into your hands we commend our bodies and souls, and all that is
ours. Let your holy angels have charge of us, that the
wicked one have no power over us.
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The Serenity
Prayer (attributed to Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr)
Lord, grant me the serenity to
accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things that I can
And the wisdom to know the difference. Amen.
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Peace Prayer (attributed
to St. Francis of Assisi)
Lord, make us instruments of
your peace.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is discord, union;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that we may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and
it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
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Prayer For
Boldness
Good and Gracious God,
You sent your Son to call all people to become his disciples.
Inspire us to grow as followers of Christ.
Send us to boldly reach out, invite and grow into Jesus
and the community that bears his name.
In Jesus' Name we pray.
Amen
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Prayer For the
Holy Spirit's Guidance
Gracious God,
Send your Holy Spirit to deepen our worship life.
Open our hearts to the gifts and cultures which surround our
church.
Open our hearts to the people who are different from us.
In Jesus' Name.
Amen
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