Pastoral Prayer for September 1, 2024

Our pastoral prayer this morning comes to us from Sheila Cassidy.

Please allow her words to become your own.

Almighty God and Father of us all,

Have mercy upon this troubled world of ours.

We are a pilgrim people, made of clay,

Captives of our own greed and frailty.

And yet, we are the work of your hands.

You have made us in your own image

And we bear within us

Your Spirit of life.

Give us, we pray,​​ 

A stronger faith

So that we may walk joyously into the unknown,

An unshakable hope

So that we may comfort those who need comforting,

And a love

As vast as all the oceans

So that we may hold all humankind

In our hearts.

All powerful God,

Look in your love upon us, your pilgrim people.

As we struggle towards you,

Be our food for the journey,

Our wine for rejoicing,

Our light in the darkness,

And our welcome at journey’s end.

Amen.