Prayers my heart prays

      A Prayer for the Clergy and People.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels; Send down upon our Bishops, and Curates, and all Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.

      A General Thanksgiving
ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men; We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we shew forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

      A Prayer of St. Chrysostom.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise, that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
2 Corinthians xiii.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

Thursday: 105:23-45; Numbers 17:1-11; Romans 5:1-11; Matthew 20:17-28
Friday: 107:1-32; Numbers 20:1-13; Romans 5:12-21; Matthew 20:29-34

Albany Intercessor

GAFCON

We give thanks and praise for the faithful witness of the participants at this event.  We pray that God will continue to shower blessings upon them.

Romans 5: 1-5

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us.

Father, may we rejoice in the turmoil in our church, knowing that you are there all along, leading us, guiding us, giving us strength and courage.  Use this turmoil to produce in us endurance, and character, and the great Christian virtue of hope.  May we see your hand at work.  May we have faith in your providence when we fail to see your hand at work.  Pour your love into the hearts of those representing us in Jerusalem, Father.  Give them the undiluted Holy Spirit.  May they not waver from finishing the race they have begun, which will surely end with them beholding your glory if they do not flag. 

We give you thanks and praise, Father, for the powerful witness of those who have already made themselves heard at this conference.  May we not care what the world thinks of this conference, but care only what you think of it, Father.  May you be pleased.  May you be pleased.

Amen.