Aware of the gracious love undergirding all the earth, let us pray* for our community, the world, and all who stand in need. I bid you pray* in silent meditation your deepest concerns.
Please pray* silently.
*meditate, hold in good and active thought
Let us pray* for communities around the world: that they may bring good news and reconciliation to this earth.
Please pray* silently.
Let us pray* for our country: that its leaders may govern wisely and with compassion; that its citizens may act responsibly toward one another with fairness and for the common good.
Please pray* silently.
Let us pray* for all nations: that all peoples shall know peace with justice; that together they recognize their common interdependence in sharing Earth's resources.
Please pray* silently.
Let us pray* for the ties that bind us to one another: that husbands, wives, and partners of all kinds love and respect one another with tender care; that children are reaered with a sense of basic trust in the goodness of life; that relations between friend and friend be open in loving honesty, and that all human relationships may be strengthened.
Please pray* silently.
Let us pray* for those who are in trouble or danger: that regardless of circumstance they may find hope and release; that they may know they are not alone but abide in you. Pray* for those weighed down by life's burdens.
Please pray* silently.
O Source of Love and Mercy, you know the deepest yearnings of our hearts. Take them and use them to work your perfect will in the life of the world. Shape our lives according to our prayers*. Amen.