Prayers of the People—Lent 3B
God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. Therefore let us pray to the Lord saying, “O Lord, our strength and our redeemer, hear our prayer.”
Almighty God, you are most fully present, not in any building, but in your Son Jesus: may we remove any obstacles that prevent your people from experiencing your presence.
Silence
O Lord, our strength and our redeemer,
hear our prayer.
Righteous God, your statutes are just and rejoice the heart: may your justice revive weary souls around the world. May your perfect Law be valued more than fine gold.
Silence
O Lord, our strength and our redeemer,
hear our prayer.
Creator God, the heavens declare your glory: train our ears to hear and value the testimony of your handiwork.
Silence
O Lord, our strength and our redeemer,
hear our prayer.
O Lord, you give wisdom to the innocent: we thank you for public libraries. We thank you that there are places where all people, rich and poor, young and old, can increase in knowledge of you and all you have made.
Silence
O Lord, our strength and our redeemer,
hear our prayer.
Gracious God, your steadfast love extends to the thousandth generation of those who love you: we pray that you will defend us, and all whom we love, from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul.
I ask your petitions, followed by Silence
O Lord, our strength and our redeemer,
hear our prayer.
Everliving God, you raised Jesus from the dead: We entrust the dead to the Crucified One in the hope that those who have died in Christ will also be raised to new life in him.
Silence
O Lord, our strength and our redeemer,
hear our prayer.
I plan to use these for the prayers for this Sunday with a group of Christians who gather weekly. I lead and preach at these services on a half time basis. This is my month. Thank you. I do like these prayer petitions and I wanted something that would continue to emphasize the penitential nature of Lend which I am sure resonates with many of them from childhood.
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