Prayers of Thanksgiving. For …

• The ability to celebrate Easter among church family, even remotely. Shane
• Good news at my mom’s doctor appointment. Claudia
• My little garden box. Sam
• Continued connection, closeness in spirit, during this time of distance. Debbie
• This opportunity to gather. Rebekah
• Gratitude to have finished my first round of chemo/radiation on Wednesday of last week. My cancer treatment is on track and everything is looking good. Jon
• This Vox gathering, and those who’ve worked so hard to make it possible. Jaime
• Family time during this period of social distancing.
• Bringing me peace. Pam
• Vox’s virtual liturgy and the team making it happen. Marsha
• The good news of the resurrected Christ in this confusing and disconnected time. Naomi
• Getting to talk with my brother this week. Michelle
• Living in a safe home with enough food to eat and a kind, loving and patient partner. Liz
• Employment. Celeste
• This community. Claudia
• This community. Sam
• This community. Casie
• The ability to worship together across the country and remember the resurrection together. Cindy
• Being able to join our Vox community from Indianapolis. Katrina
• All the blessings that we now feel more acutely. Luke
• The provisions God has given us to get through this time. Steven

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

Prayers of Petition. For …

• Financial insecurity for me and for others during this time. Ian
• Our friend Brian’s father who is battling COVID in the ICU. Pam
• Health workers on the front lines. Jason
• My friend Greg Tucker in my hometown who is a nurse and contracted Covid. He has a wife and baby. Anslee
• Those who are alone at this time. Edgar
• Those who are high-risk. Sam
• Family strife when it’s hard not to be “together” physically and emotionally. Rebekah
• My aunt who passed this morning, for my cousins and extended family. Gena
• My anxiety and mom guilt that has been eating me alive this week. So, for a new week riding the waves of the unknown. Erin
• My cousin Elliott who found out him and his wife are going to be parents. Emmanuel
• My dad to get a new job that he desperately needs. Madyson
• My friends brother who is battling a blood infection and fighting for his life after a long battle with leukemia and a stem cell transplant. Krysten
• Family members who feel like they can’t grieve loss during this time. Benjamin
• Our daughter to come home. Celeste
• Those of us with anxiety during this time. Caroline
• My sister to win her battle with suicidal ideation. Madyson
• Those residing and working at homeless shelters. Rosa
• My sister who is very immune-compromised in San Fran, keep her well & safe. Bring her help with her physical needs as she can’t go out much. MaryAnn
• A negative test result for a suspected COVID patient who my sister who is a nurse was exposed to without PPE. Josh
• My great aunt Virginia who is in quarantine and unable to see friends and family. She’s 101. For her health and sanity. Anslee
• The family and friends of Francisco Munguía, especially his wife Deborah. Jennifer
• Greater strength for me to face the future of work holding fear and great joy in tension. Jaime
• Artists and others out of paying gigs right now. Traci
• The ability to see the resurrection in light of death. James
• My friend Kate Bostdorff and her husband Andy Howell, who has been placed in hospice care after battling brain cancer for six years. Jeffrey
• Prayers for a friend’s special needs son who lives full time in a care facility that has spiked in testing positive this week. Benjamin
• Lindsay, who will be giving birth to twins soon. Jaime
• Rachel, a little girl who lost both of her parents last week. And those struggling with dark thoughts and depression. Megan
• My immunocompromised aunt that’s battling pneumonia and is afraid to go to the hospital. Miranda
• Strength and perseverance for all of you and your families. Errol
• The safe delivery of my niece Lisbeth Claire Kiser. Helena
• Anxiety at the prospect of delivering a baby in a hospital in the next month. Luke
• My aunt Kayce, a single mom and foster mom, who recently lost her job. Liz
• My uncle and the thousands in New York that have been hospitalized by COVID-19 and to those who have lost their lives and their jobs from this crisis. Pierre
• My dad, 70, with kidney disease, who got furloughed this past week, and how all of this affects my mom as well. Anslee
• Those in recovery, strength and perseverance and encouragement. Celeste
• Those in recovery missing their recovery communities. Jaime
• Those struggling with addiction, and for Vox’s new recovery meeting. Joe
• The strengthening of relationships during this time together. Meng
• This community.
• Swift healing for our dog, Annie, who just had to have her eyeball removed due to a melanoma and us awaiting to hear if it is cancerous. Kate
• My bro was recently arrested during a schizophrenic episode. Because of Covid troubles, they weren’t able to put him in the mental health unit. For his health and joy during this hard time. Erica
• Our brothers and sisters of color, facing the added stress of discrimination and a system that fails them during times of health crisis. Caroline
• This pause to reassess what I want my life/relationships/journey to look like post-quarantine. Marsha
• Those in unsafe relationships during this time of isolation. Josh
• My friend Jon..he had cancer..but I pray for recovery. Ed
• My best friend Nancy who I normally take to Barton Springs every morning. She is 86, home alone and without here regular community of people at the pool who care for her dearly. Jon
• My cousin working in a hospital in the Bronx daily and all the hospital workers country wide. Emma
• My sister, who is having trouble with my niece’s father. Liz

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

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