A prayer like Paul's

Ephesians 1:15–23 

for the church 

We pray for your church,

Holy One, descendants 

of those to whom Paul wrote. 

May your church and its people

live faithful to the Way of Jesus the Christ,

show love for each other,

be grateful for each other,

pray for one another always. 

Give to your church and its people

your Spirit of Wisdom, and may we

accept this gift, this presence,

this Way, wholeheartedly. 

Help us to live with hope,

trust in your empowerment,

and share these gifts with the world. 

May your church and its people

proclaim the good news of life

in all its fulness, proclaimed by Christ

in his living, his death, his

return to life. 

May your church and its people

be known by the world to be

the body of Christ, embodying

his Way of Love, Peace, Justice,

enacting hope and trust in you,

Holy One, Holy Three, 

Parent, Wisdom, Spirit

incarnate in Jesus the Christ. 

Amen. 

pray in the Spirit

Ephesians 6:18-24 

Keep alert and pray always in the Spirit.
Pray for each other to have courage
in bearing witness to the mysteries of the Divine.

May the peace of the Spirit be with the whole community,
May you receive love and faith from Jesus the Christ,
and may the Creator's grace be with all who love Holy One.
Amen.

praise of the beloved children

Ephesians 4:25–5:2 

Fragrant offering of love,
gift of your own life,
Jesus, our Holy Christ, we thank you.

Source of grace and kindness,
inspiration for our living,
Spirit, our Holy Breath, we praise you.

Giver of life, and love, and all,
eternal forgiver, eternal home,
Creator, our Holy Parent, we adore you.

And so we come, as we are,
children of the Divine, beloved,
to worship you with all we are.


Amen.