For government officials

Lord God Almighty,
You have made this nation for Your glory, to serve You in freedom and in peace. You have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives. Give the government officials and employees—city, county, state, and federal—a zeal for justice and the courage to contend against evil. Guard them from harm.
May they give themselves to the service of others. We specifically request that they be intentional in creating environments conducive to business prosperity. Help them in fighting crime and in carrying out those regulations that are necessary to the common good. Guard them from fostering unnecessary regulations. May all that they do be for the glory of Your name. Amen.

Psalms 61, 62; Deuteronomy 31-32; Luke 19

Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to you, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. (Psalm 61:1-2)

Truly my soul silently waits for God; from him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)

In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. (Psalm 62:7)
      Father, lead us to Jesus. He is the rock I want to stand on.

       A word received: I want your attention on me.

Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song until they were ended: (Deuteronomy 31:30)
      LORD, please help us to hear and receive what your servants are saying to us.

“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.” (Deuteronomy 32:1)
      LORD, please give your servants your word to speak to me.

“Let my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, as raindrops on the tender herb, and as showers on the grass.” (Deuteronomy 32:2)
      Holy Spirit, let your words spoken by the mouth of your prophets refresh me.

“For I proclaim the name of the LORD: ascribe greatness to our God.” (Deuteronomy 32:3)
      Jesus, please help me proclaim your name and ascribe greatness to you.

“He is the Rock, His work is perfect; for all his ways are justice, a God of truth and without injustice; righteous and upright is he.” (Deuteronomy 32:4)
      Jesus, you are our rock and all that you do is perfect. All your ways are justice, truth, and righteousness.

“They have corrupted themselves; they are not his children, because of their blemish: a perverse and crooked generation.” (Deuteronomy 32:5)
      Father, so many have wandered away from you and have become corrupted by the world.

“Do you thus deal with the LORD, O foolish and unwise people? Is he not your father, who bought you? Has he not made you and established you?” (Deuteronomy 32:6)
      Father, we are your children; establish us in your ways and set us free from folly. Thank you.

       A word received: Wait on me; look to me for guidance. I AM the Good Shepherd. I want my people to turn to me for leadership and guidance. Pray for my people to return to me and my ways.

Then, as he was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, (Luke 19:37)
      Holy Spirit, thank you for all the praise and worship at the Diocesan Convention. Thank you for the multitude of your disciples who raised their voices in praise of Jesus mighty works.

saying: “‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!’ Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” (Luke 19:38 )
      Jesus, we bless you and thank you for coming to reveal your father’s love to us.

And some of the Pharisees called to him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” (Luke 19:39)
      Father, thank you that the Diocesan Convention did not heed those who want to go back to the old ways of the diocese.

But he answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.” (Luke 19:40)
      Holy Spirit, help us repent of being silent about Jesus and all he has done for us in the face of political correctness and opposition.

Now as he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.” (Luke 19:41-44)
      Jesus, we weep for the Episcopal Church. We pray for those faithful deputies to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church that you will guide and comfort them.

Then he went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’” (Luke 19:45-46)
      Jesus, enter into the life of the Episcopal Church and into the General Convention and drive out from them all that does not belong there. Thank you.

       Notes from the Front Line

***** We are back on line with a new computer — the hard drive in the other was failing. Torre

***** Pray daily for the deputies to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church:
      Canon Bob Haskell
      Rev. John Scott
      Rev. Scott Garno
      Rev. Ellen Neufeld
      Sue Ellen Ruetsch
      Beth Strickland
      David Beaulac
      Debbie Fish

***** Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009
From: Louise Fisher
Subject: Prayer Table Report from Grace and Holy Innocents
Torre,
Sorry this is so late. Fr. Was at Convention on Saturday. I Was at G&HI.
There were two requests for prayer:
       Linda — for respiratory health (She is on oxygen and in a wheelchair)
       Christine — Has cancer and is being placed in a nursing home.
We had a request for blessing for an eight-week old baby. I signed him with the cross and claimed him for Jesus. Baptism is in the works.
Please keep us in your prayers. We were 15 at Mass.
Peace, Louise

Albany Intercessor

Your presence is provision

O Great I AM,
We praise Your holy name. How gracious You are to provide us with an abiding place, a resting place in You. We praise You for the joy of fellowship.
Your presence is love, a love that never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance–a living love. Your presence overcomes, and we praise You. Your presence is joy, and we praise You for the hope that endures.
You are Jehovah-jireh, and Your presence is provision. Amen.
1 Corinthians 13:7