God doesn’t hesitate to enter into the messiness of human relationships, and calls us to do the same.
Liturgical connection: Passing of the Peace
1 Samuel 16:1-13
David is chosen and anointed
Psalm 23
You anoint my head with oil. (Ps. 23:5)
Ephesians 5:8-14
Awake from sleep, live as children of light
John 9:1-41
Baptismal image: the man born blind
This week we pray --
-- protect all those who live in lands or homes affected by violence, espically in Iran, Israel, lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Ukraine, Russia, Haiti, and Nigeria
-- rescue endangered animals and plants, preserve threatened ecosystems, and save creatures from natural disaters.
-- Those hospitalized, in a rehabilitation center, ill this week, grieving, or who have otherwise requested prayer include: Mike Dorrence, Tina Sheppard, thanksgiving for the birth of Brielle LaVonne Ramsay (great-granddaughter of the Jerry and LaVonne Nielsen), Amy (Sharla Rae Stuber and Tom Kuka’s daughter), Luke (John Sheppard’s grand-nephew), Stephanie (requested by Maia Witthar), Mary Lou (Lisa Beck’s mom)
-- With the Montana Synod: members of our companion synod in Bolivia as they grieve the deaths of several members killed when a military plane crashed in El Alto; those who face financial struggles, food insecurity, or anxiety over the state of the world in these times; Big Timber Lutheran Church, St. James Lutheran Church in Columbus, Broadview Lutheran Church
--With the Western North Dakota Synod; with the World Council of Churches: all the congregations in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland.
CtK App: Prayers may be added at any time on the Prayer Wall on the CtK App, to be shared by everyone using the CtK App.