Midday Prayer

“Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted;
but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint.” - Isaiah 40:30-31

“Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;
thou and thou only, first in my heart,
great God of heaven, my treasure thou art.” - Irish hymn

Most gracious God, regard not my sins,
but my faith, the faith of your Church,
and give to me the peace of that heavenly city,
where you live and reign, now and for ever.
God of mercy, this midday moment of rest is your welcome gift.
Bless the work I have begun, make good its defects,
and let me finish it in a way that pleases you.
Grant this in the name above every name, the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

“Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord; praise the name of the Lord.
Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time on and forevermore.
From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised.
The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.
Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high,
who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?
He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.
He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children.
Praise the Lord!” - Psalm 113

Loving Heavenly Father, I pray today...
for Robyn... for Christian, Kate, Claire, & Elliot...
for our family...
for Jefferson UMC, her mission, and her people...
for Pittsburgh District and the Scandrols...
for Bryan UMC and her people...for Cochran Memorial UMC and her people...
for Vanderbilt UMC and her people...for Greensburg: 1st UMC and her people...
for the Albion & Big Run churches and their people...
for Indiana: Trinity UMC and her people...for Westmont UMC and her people...
for the Mix family & Dubois: Mt. Zion UMC...for the Larsens & Baldwin: Community UMC...
for the Costolos & the Hopwood/Brownfield UM Charge...
for the Lawtons & the Ardora/Dunkineely churches in Ireland...
for the Lohrs & West Washington UMC...for the Proberts & Cornerstone UMC...
for the Kindles & Concord UMC...for the Vanderhoffs & Johnstown: Bethany UMC...
for the Zilhavers & Lakeside UMC...for the Baileys & the Brush Run/Freedom UM Charge...
for the Raygors & Somerset: Grace UMC...for the Whiteheads & Charter Oak UMC...
for our Conference, the Cabinet, and Bishop & Mrs. Bickerton...
for The United Methodist Church...
for Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and all who work and learn there...
for the United States and its leaders...for the world and all its peoples...
for your holy Church around the world, her mission and her unity...
for the lost...for those who suffer for Jesus Christ...
for myself and your ministry through me...
in communion with all of your saints...
I do not ask these things on my own authority, for before you I have none,
but in the name of your only begotten Son Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you in your glory,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Blessed Savior, at this hour you hung upon the cross, stretching forth your loving arms.
Grant that all the peoples of the earth may look to you and be saved.
The almighty and merciful Lord, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless me and keep me. Amen.

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