Devotional – May 19, 2025

Here are the Prayers Of The People

From Sunday, May 18, 2025

Mayfair Heights United Methodist Church

Prayers of the People

Resting in your love, Gracious One, we pray for the world and for all in need.

We pray for all who are victims of violence and evil,

Who endure much more than any person should.

We pray for those whose spirits are about to break,

Who are on their last ounce of energy. 

God of love,

Hear our prayer. 

We pray for all who are hungry, forgotten in the mad rush for power and efficiency.

We pray for all whose resources keep getting stretched horribly thin.

We pray for all who live in fear of deportation for whatever reasons.

We pray for all who need to hear voices of reason and acceptance.

God of love,

Hear our prayer. 

We pray for parents, for caregivers, for teachers, for all who work to make others safe.

We pray for all who respond in emergencies, whose calmness soothes the frightened.

We pray for all who plan ahead to help others with generous gifts and resources.

We pray for all who seek to make this world better.

God of love,

Hear our prayer. 

We pray for those able to be reunited with families, and for those still estranged.

We pray for all who cannot yet accept others as they are.

We pray for all who seek understanding and hope. 

God of love,

Hear our prayer. 

We pray for ourselves, that we may always seek love, hope, grace. 

God of love,

Hear our prayer. Amen. 

Peace Be With You. – Paul