As a community, we can support and celebrate with each other through prayer. Join us in praying for those both spoken and unspoken during Sunday liturgy.

Prayers of Thanksgiving. For …

• The community that you’ve given us (John)
• Getting to spend time with family this past week (Evan)
• My friend Randy who was found not to have cancer (Becky)
• Protection over Steven and Karen in their accident (Rachel)
• My dad who has been supported through his church and friends as he found out he has prostate cancer
• Getting a chance to spend time with my younger brother AJ who will be deploying to Afghanistan (Gina)

… let us bless the Lord.  Thanks be to God.

Prayers of Petition. For …

• Those who lost everything in the bastrop fires (John)
• A couple that recently lost their 4-year son to leukemia and for their grieving process (Dawn)
• My brother who is scootering across the country and for their safety (Evan)
• My friend Heather whose sister experienced a car accident and has a skull fracture (Chris)
• The drought to end and for rain to come (Becky)
• My friend who is on a downward slope (Natasha)
• The budget cuts in education and social services and for strength and love for the workers that are impacted (Natasha)
• Continued healing for the Cravens from the their accident (Rachel)
• My dad who had a biopsy and has prostate cancer
• My younger brother AJ who is deploying to Afganistan in a month (Gina)

… let us pray to the Lord.  Lord have mercy.

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