RCL Daily Readings, Year C, Jan. 5, 2022
Psalm 72, Jeremiah 37:7-14, John 1:10-18
Opening Prayer
Word made flesh, who dwelt among us: we pray now
to you that we could behold your glory in the coming hour as we see our prayers
heard and answered. May we as the
children of God have our belief in you increased because of our worship. But help us to not let our belief pend on the
signs of answered prayers and rather let our belief be simply enough that we
believe you will answer them. In the
name of the only begotten Son of the Father, Amen.
Intercessory Prayer
Our Lord Jesus, the righteous King’s Son:
We pray today for the needs of the world. You know that there are many people who do
not know peace, who do not know abundance, who do not know life with
suffering. These people are here in our
church, they are in this town, they reside in this state, in this country and
throughout the whole world. We know,
having felt the peace of your Spirit in our lives, that there will be a world
with abundance, a world without suffering.
We look forward to that day and we ask that you would lead us in helping
other people to know it too. In Jesus
Name we pray with His prayer: Our Father… Amen.
Confessional Prayer:
Our Lord God, we confess to you the sins that we have committed in not
being a people who have brought peace and abundance; for not being a people who
have cared for the marginalized, the poor, the suffering. Lord God, we pray that you would forgive and
give us the grace to make the changes that are needed in our lives, in our
church, and in this world. Please grant
your mercy for these sins and the ones we confess in the privacy of our hearts
and prayers to you…Amen.
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