Prayers of Thanksgiving. For …

• finding comfort in the small day to day. Brittney
• being able to spend time together as a community in comfort. MaryAnn
• perseverance. Steven
• friends we can be happy or sad with. Gena

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

Prayers of Petition. For …

• the healing of my grandfather in ICU for COVID. Brittney
• those of us struggling with depression. Samantha
• health care workers’ mental health, physical healthy and financial stability, and their families. Gina
• the health of our families over the holiday season. Johnathan
• all the families divided by politics, by COVID, and by anything else. Kathryn
• all who are suffering as a result of the pandemic, whether from the disease itself, or from all the ways it is isolating, stressing, dividing, and generally harming us. Corrie
• our landlord Milly, who is in the hospital, and for her son, our neighbor. Jenny
• those who are alone or lonely during the holidays, that God would somehow make it known to them that they are loved and not forgotten. Crystal
• Ben’s mom and her husband who have lost both their moms to COVID in the past month. Kimberly and Coach
• peace to feel the joy of this Advent season and wisdom to share that joy with others while ever mindful of the suffering around us. Sarah

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

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