God of love, we pray for your church, its members, and its mission.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we pray for St. Joseph-St. John, Lakewood; St. Mary’s, Lakewood; and Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we pray for Melissa and Brian our bishops; Joseph our vicar; our wardens and Bishop’s Committee.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we pray for Hillary, Kate, Jordan, and Phil as they have toured the Diocese of Olympia. We pray for the delegates to the bishop-electing convention. We pray for the next Bishop of Olympia.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we pray for all the newly baptized, especially Stephanie, and we pray for those preparing for baptism at Pentecost, especially Olivia.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we pray for the United States: those who govern it and all in authority and for the electorate.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we pray for the welfare of the world: for peace where there is war, for food where there is famine, for comfort where there is despair.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we pray for all who are sick in mind, body, or spirit, and those who care for them. We pray for those who have commended themselves to our prayers: Emilio; Ian; Barbara; Christine; Sue; Giles; Denice; Jim; Richard; Suzanne; Karen; Josh; Nancy; Cynthia; Rhya; Amy; Adrienne, Peter, and their family; William; Alison; Jon; Grace; Rhonda; Jacob and his family; Ryan and Ruthie; Joe and Janet; and those we name now, either silently or aloud.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we pray for all the crises we face: the housing crisis, opioid crisis, climate crisis, and all the other uncertainties of our times.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we pray for those who have died and those who mourn them. In particular we remember Gretchen; Izzy; Marcus; Keith; Kathleen; Derek; Melanie; and those we now name either silently or aloud.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we thank you for all the blessings of this life, especially favorable weather and those good things we name now, either silently or aloud.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
God of love, we give you thanks for those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries, especially Dawn; Will; Finny; and Adrienne and Peter.
Help us to love you. That we may keep your commandments.
Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles, “Peace I give to you; my own peace I leave with you.” Regard not our sins, but the faith of your Church, and give to us the peace and unity of that heavenly City, where with the Father and the Holy Spirit you live and reign, now and for ever. Amen.
Amen.