Reconciled by God’s mercy and sustained by God’s presence, let us pray for the world and its needs. A brief silence. Faithful One, you renew us by grace. As you have inspired faith through the work of church artists and hymnwriters throughout the ages ( like George Herbert whom the church remembers today ), give your church the means to praise your beauty today. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. Living One, you delight in this world. The sun and moon, the wind and the wate

Reconciled by God’s mercy and sustained by God’s presence, let us pray for the world and its needs. A brief silence. God of all grace, grant faith to your church. Give to all the baptized the will to resist temptation and to worship and serve you alone. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. God of all creation, tend this earth. When human greed and disobedience threaten this planet and the life it contains, lead us by your Spirit into ways of reverence, awe, and gentleness. He

Reconciled by God’s mercy and sustained by God’s presence, let us pray for the world and its needs. A brief silence. Guide your church, O God. Accompany all Christians in this season of repentance, and renew our faith in the riches of grace you give to us in baptism. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.   Heal this earth, O God. Satisfy the needs of every parched place, every diverse ecosystem, every suffering creature. Though all return to dust, grant beauty and purpose to e

As God’s beloved children united in Christ, let us pray for the church, the whole human community, and the well-being of the earth, our home. A brief silence. Revealing God, your Spirit sustains the church. Strengthen the faithful with the revelation of Christ transfigured, that we may joyfully follow him in the way of the cross. Merciful God, receive our prayer. Life-giving God, creation is full of your majesty. Nurture in us a deep respect for the interdependence of all lif