Lord God,

We thank You for Your Son Jesus

who taught us to live a life of servitude;

who modeled perfect adherence to Your will;

who demonstrated sacrificial love.

May Your Spirit strengthen and teach us

so that we may be like-minded with Christ

and follow His example.

For only by following Him

may we enter Your eternal dwelling.

He knows the way!

We pray that we never lose sight of Jesus

but follow Him closely, paying attention

to the direction He would have us go

and listening for His voice.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Holy Father,
When we are weak, You give us strength.
When we are afraid, You comfort us and give us assurance.
When we feel inadequate, Your Holy Spirit fills us and makes us whole.
We praise You and thank You for loving us, guiding us,
bearing the burden of our sin, and sustaining us.
May our hearts be focused on only You,
now - in the midst of prayer -
and later - when our weakness and fear try to consume us.
May we, instead, be consumed by Your Holy Spirit
and certain of Your faithfulness.
In Jesus' holy name. Amen.

Holy Father,

You sent Your Son into the world

not as a ruler, a king, or even a wealthy businessman.

Jesus came as a humble carpenter’s son

who was fully committed to the will of the Father.

Whatever our lot in life,

through fervent commitment to You, we can achieve great things.

Not by our own power, but by Your power at work in us.

Not because we are great, but because You are.

We pray for the wisdom to know You better

and the clarity to see the opportunities to serve You.

May our commitment be more like that of

our Savior, Jesus, in whose name we pray.

Amen. 

Holy Father,

We thank You for Your goodness and mercy.

You provide for us even when we forget to give thanks.

You remain beside us when our undesirable behavior has others fleeing.

You forgive us while we are still sinners.

We bring our indiscretions and shame to the cross 

- to Christ whose blood has redeemed us -

and by Your grace and mercy we are healed.

We thank You in the name of Your holy Son, Jesus.

Amen.