Lord our God, you have made a way for us in Jesus Christ to know and understand that we are your children even though we have strayed from you. You claim us by your Eternal Word even when we do not know or understand your works. We give you praise for uniting us together with Jesus and one another in our baptism and sustain us as we journey through our lives that are filled with joys and sorrows, triumphs, and failures. We ask this through Jesus our Savior. Amen.
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Gracious God, we thank You for Your Word. We thank You for our relationships. We thank You for Your grace. Be with us and transform our hearts and minds. Make us humble servants who proclaim, in both words and actions, the truth of Your Gospel.
Be glorified in our lives, and keep us from being harsh with one another. Fill us with mercy and grace as we seek to follow You more faithfully. Make us humble and open to hear Your Word, spoken to us through the Holy Spirit, as we read Scripture, encourage one another, instruct one another, and live life together as brothers and sisters for the glory of Christ.
We ask that we might be people filled with hope, always remembering the truth of the Gospel every day.
Holy is Your name, O God. May Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Amen.
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