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Prayer: Week of Nov 15, 2020

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Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, eternal God and Creator of the universe, we give you thanks for the work that is ours to do. For those who have none, Lord, we pray that you would give them good and satisfying work that allows them to earn their living. For those who do have, we pray that you would give them the grace, strength, and wisdom to labour well and to render the glory to you daily. For those who have too much, we pray that you would grant them the regular respite they need. All for your glory. Amen.

Prayer: Week of Nov 8, 2020

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God, our Saviour, we pray for those who do harm in this world and who have the desire in their heart to do harm. By such harm, they make of us their enemies. We pray, Lord, that you would give us a powerful love for these people. They are lost, often without knowing it, and they need your grace. We pray that you would work in their hearts by your Holy Spirit and that you would send them witnesses to your Word. Save them, Lord. The impossible is possible for you. All for your glory. Amen.

Prayer: Week of Nov 1, 2020

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God, our Judge, you who are both perfectly just and perfect love, have mercy on us. We deserve your anger. We deserve eternal punishment. We see it in the news and on social media; we see how we can be so mean and hateful; we see how we hurt and speak badly of others who are different from us. Even in silence our hearts fester. We have no defence. We are all guilty. Our only hope is the sacrifice of Jesus; He who is alone without fault. Forgive us, great Judge, for the love of your Son. Amen.

Prayer: Week of Oct 25, 2020

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Lord, Light of the nations, you who are at once love and wisdom, guide us in these uncertain times. Life becomes complicated everywhere; everywhere there is sickness, everywhere there is politics. As individuals, we need your wisdom. As neighbourhoods, cities, regions, provinces, and countries, we need your wisdom. Give us some of your infinite love that we may better love our neighbour in concrete ways during these murky times. Give us some of your stunning light that we may present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who are blind without knowing it. All for your glory. Amen.

Prayer: Week of Oct 18, 2020

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Good Shepherd, you who made the earth and permitted us to roam it from end to end, and to find, either your glory, or our destruction, according to the affections of our hearts, do not abandon us. Come, Lord, and search us out wherever we are lost. Protect us from the carnivores who want nothing but to devour us. Show us the right path and guide us at every step so that we do not misstep again. Give us food and drink; refresh us and show us pure joy. We so want to sing your goodness among the nations. Amen.

Prayer: Week of Oct 11, 2020

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Lord Jesus, you who so loved us that you were ready to trade away everything to acquire us; to attract us to yourself, cleanse us from our filthiness, reclothe us in pure garments, and guide us by the hand – give us now, today, the grace to be able, we too, to die to ourselves; to be able to trade away our own advantage for the advantage of others, those near and those far away. By your grace did we begin this journey, and by your grace alone will we continue. It is for your glory that we ask this. Continue reading Prayer: Week of Oct 11, 2020→

Prayer: Week of Oct 4, 2020

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Eternal Master, you who are our guide and protector, give us the desire to see your mission accomplished here in Quebec and the wisdom to know how we may properly participate. You, and you alone, will accomplish your will among us, through your faithful servants, and by the power of the Holy Spirit. Help us to follow you humbly and to give our very best for the growth of your Church and for the amplification of your glory. Amen.

Prayer: Week of Sept 27, 2020

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God Almighty, you who govern all of creation, have pity on us in this time of pandemic. We send our kids to school, but we fear illness. We visit our aging parents, but we fear illness. We show up to work, but we fear illness. At all times we worry and are powerless before a tiny enemy. Save us, Lord. Give us wisdom to endure well and to think of the needs of others before our own. Give us a holy fear, not of illness nor of death, but of the Almighty who is both Judge and Saviour. Amen.