Prayer written for our forthcoming online recorded service.
Theme is based on Romans 8.38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Prayer of Petition
Creator God, you looked on all that you made and said, “Very Good.”
Your love is creatively and purposefully invested in all that you have made.
The stars are numbered and named, and not one of them is missing;
yet you notice the sparrow that falls from exhaustion.
So Your mercy and love surrounds the vastness of our universe,
and holds as treasure, the inconsequential sparrow.
We thank you that your your love is faithful, careful and unfailing towards us,
and that nothing you have made is inconsequential to you.
God of Grace, mostly we know that nothing can separate us from your love.
But sometimes we do feel alone, afraid and uncertain.
Comfort our hearts and strengthen our minds with these words;
nothing in all creation can separate us from your love in Christ.
God of Hope, when life gets us down, and we’re left wondering what’s worthwhile any more,
restore our joy, rebuild our hope, renew our peace,
by instilling deep in our souls those inwardly far-reaching words –
nothing in all creation can separate us from your love in Christ.
God of the cross and the empty tomb,
help us to look on all that is broken in our world, in our country, in our own lives,
and then to lift up our eyes and see your forgiving and redeeming love on the cross;
then lift our eyes further to see our Risen Lord
who has overcome all that separates us from your love,
calling us into the new creation of life in Him,
where nothing in all creation can separate us from your love in Christ.
May God who is the ground of hope fill you with all joy and peace,
as you lead the life of faith
until by the power of the Holy Spirit you overflow with hope.
Amen
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