Devotional – February 23, 2025

Prayers of the People from Mayfair Heights UMC Worship – February 22, 2025

Prayers Of The People

Resting in your love, O God,

We bring our concerns and hopes to you.

Loving, Holy One,

We know many who are having difficult times right now, 

They are hurting, afraid, insecure,

Unsure what the next few weeks might bring in their lives.

So, we bring their concerns to this place.

We offer them to you for guidance, hope, love.

We offer them to you so that we may respond.

God, in your love, 

Hear our prayers.

In the midst of overwhelming news,

Great flurries of activity, 

Calm our hearts.  

Bring us into holy service, 

And we promise to be open to what is needed from us. 

God, in your love, 

Hear our prayers.

When there is so much need, 

When we cannot help everyone,

Guide our hearts, move our bodies, 

So that we will respond to the ones who need us.

God, in your love, 

Hear our prayers.

And always, 

Rest your peace deep within our hearts,

Your hope deep within our spirits,

Your strength deep within our bodies,

And your grace deep within our souls,

God, in your love, 

Hear our prayers. Amen.

Peace Be With You. – Paul