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“PRAYERS”
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Pastoral Prayer God of the Mountaintops, from up here you can see forever – down into fluffy white clouds, down further to the patchwork fields below. The air is so crisp and clean, a little thin . . . . Is that part of our giddiness? We love you, Jesus! When we are up here with you, everything is perfect. When we are up here, with a new friend, or a long time love, everything else is so far away it doesn’t matter.
But you are not just up here – You are God of the Plains and God of the Valleys, God of the Every Day. You are still God when loved ones die, friends betray, careers collapse, when temptations’ snares have us struggling, and we feel that we are below the bottom. Help us to realize you were there then and you carry us through, bringing us back to the here and now.
We pray for those who have health issues to be resolved, for those who are aging and no longer able to live on their own, for those who have lost a loved one, for families in turmoil and children estranged from parents, for immigrants who face an uncertain future, for those with a criminal record who cannot find a job, for the three refugee families in Providence who lost their home to fire.
And, O God, reconcile us to you anew each day so that we might know what a fearful and wonderful thing it is to be reconciled to one another. We commend all our prayers to you, knowing that you hear all the joys and concerns of our hearts – even the ones we cannot put into words. Amen.
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