Dear Lord Jesus,You have warned us that we will be judged by the words we speak. And You have commanded us to choose our words carefully so that we might be encouraging to all we meet. Please keep us mindful that we have influence on any one to whom we speak to build their confidence or self esteem or to discourage them from trying to do their best in life, whatever that might be. Please help us to be an influence for good. May the words that we speak today and everyday be worthy of You, Lord Jesus. In Your precious name, we pray. Amen.
Prayer Requests:
Calvin for ongoing decisions regarding his heart condition.
Chantell's father Bob for successful rehab from knee surgery.
Rich for healing & recovery from double bypass surgery, ongoing renal failure ssues and other complications.
Mikkee for healing & recovery from surgery.
Joe for healing from a stroke and to regain his walking ability.
Anne thanks that surgery was successful and for successful rehab, relief of pain.
Vida prayers that her home is not taken from her.
Anne for help with her MS and for understanding and help from her sons.
Roblyn for with thanksgiving for her successful transition to walking with a cane!
Peace and comfort for Judi and the many friends of David as we mourn his passing.
Susie for healing and recovery of movement and strength in Physical Therapy.
Prayers for safety for all military personnel around the world especxially those displaced, wounded and killed as a result of war.
Thanksgiving for HTAC, its clergy, and congregation.
Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love. We thank you for the blessing of family and friends, and for the loving care which surrounds us on every side. We thank you for setting us at tasks which demand our best efforts, and for leading us to accomplishments which satisfy and delight us. We thank you also for those disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on you alone. Above all, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ; for the truth of his Word and the example of his life; for his steadfast obedience, by which he overcame temptation; for his dying, through which he overcame death; and for his rising to life again, in which we are raised to the life of your kingdom. Grant us the gift of your Spirit, that we may know him and make him known; and through him, at all times and in all places, may give thanks to you in all things. Amen. A General Thanksgiving (1979 Version) BCP p. 836