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 …

• Gina’s brother AJ who returned back home safely after being deployed to Afghanistan (Anslee)
• My brother who just got married and the blessing they have (Laine)
• Ellen and Terry Cole helping me out this past week (Becky)
• Myles having new special brothers that my cousin will be adopting (Jenny)
• The rain that we desperately need (John)

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

Prayers of Petition. For …

• This season of elections that we would not ask for God to be on our side, but that we would be on God’s side (Parker)
• One of my close friends with mental illness and for God to be with her in these dark times (Anslee)
• My friend Brandy dealing with a brain tumor for that past year and recently has grown and not subsided
• My family reunion this weekend and for my aunt and uncle to come to know Christ
• Us to measure our ideas and dreams up to God’s word and his purpose (Catie)
• David who is through with his chemo but still in recovery (Becky)
• My cousin who has two girls and about to adopt two kids (Jenny)
• A middle schooler who hurt her shoulder after mountain biking and is recovery from trauma (Mike)
• The anniversary of my grandfather who passed away (John)
• My girlfriend’s friend who lost his life recently (John)
• My friend’s baby Molly that had her kidney removed and for the parents needing to make difficult decisions (Caroline)

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

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