Prayers of Thanksgiving. For …

• all that Lent invites us into with the complexities and pain in this season (Caroline)

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

Prayers of Petition. For …

• comfort and accompaniment for a friend who lost both parents this year and also just welcomed a new baby (Rachel)
• my friends in Ukraine that are making difficult decisions about leaving or not (Jonathan)

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

[Photo by Bram van Baal]