Prayers of Thanksgiving. For …

• the fathers in our lives who have showed us love and comfort (Weylin)
• becoming an auntie to another precious life (MaryAnn)

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

Prayers of Petition. For …

• those of us with complicated or painful experiences with our fathers and for those experiencing challenges in their own journey of fatherhood (Weylin)
• my cousin’s family, who are getting used to a life without their daughter, mother, sister, wife this week (Sarah)

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

[Photo by Dilyara Garifullina]