A prayer from Rev. Dan DeBevoise, Park Lake Presbyterian, Orlando as we start to recover from the storm: Almighty, everlasting God, with the psalmist we declare: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart…
Published on The Presbyterian Outlook May 26, 2017 by Jill Duffield Almighty God, keep us from despair. Forbid that we become numb to violence and the suffering that comes in its vicious wake. We bow our heads again this today, remembering our brothers and sisters in Christ gunned down on their way to worship you.…
Great God, guard the laughter of children. Bring them safely through injury and illness so they may live the promises you give. Do not let us be so preoccupied with our purposes that we fail to hear their voices, or pay attention to their special vision of the truth; but keep us with them, ready…
Great God, we remember before you those who have borne the greatest burden in these disasters and in this time of terror and war. We lift our hearts in thanksgiving for those who have loved their neighbor as they love themselves, for those whose service built up your kingdom, for those whose lives were taken…
July 17th Sermon: Nicole PartinAbdnour Amos 8:1-12/Luke 10:38-42 Is anyone weary this morning? I confess that I arrive tired and weary. Some of the tiredness and weariness comes from having driven in yesterday from Montreat, North Carolina after spending a week tending to the pastoral care needs of the 1500 conferees and adult leaders there…
From Fifth Avenue Presbyterian New York, http://fapc.org/news/a-prayer-for-orlando June 15, 2016 A Prayer for Orlando Pour a balm on us, help us to heal. A Special Message from Senior Pastor Scott Black Johnston Dear Friends in Christ, Over the last few days—in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando—I have had a difficult time reading the…
Lord, Bring an end to senseless shooting and killing. Bring an end to crazy hatred that only hurts and never solves. With the power and presence of your justice and peace restrain evil and eliminate terror. Strengthen and bless those who serve in harm’s way to work for the peace and justice of others. Give…
Jesus, who said, let the children come to me, receive our sorrow and the gift of our broken spirits, for we have so much yet to do to welcome even a few of the least of these to save your broken children, to strengthen and support their communities to call the world to accountability, to…