A SIMPLE ORDER FOR DAILY PRAYER
[A candle is lit, representing the presence of Christ]
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
New every morning is your love, great God of light, and all day long you are working for good in the world. Stir up in us desire to serve you, to live peacefully with our neighbors, and to devote each day to your beloved Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
SCRIPTURE This week:
REFLECTION (Silent or Written)
INTERCESSIONS
For those in the U.S. suffering from storm damage and loss of loved ones
For the world and its leaders
For the Church, the United Methodist Church, Bishop Michael Coyner
For the people and ministries of New Horizons
For the people of Anderson and its leaders and school administrators
For those who suffer, have lost hope, are searching for purpose
For those who are living in poverty, in prison, homeless
For the concerns of the Anderson Community
THE LORD’S PRAYER