THE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH March 13, 2022: 2nd Sunday in Lent Jeremiah 26:8-15 (Jeremiah prophesies against Zion, is marked for death; urges repentance) ELW/RCL: Genesis 15:1-12,…
THE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH March 6, 2022: 1st Sunday in Lent Deuteronomy 26:1-11 (creedal confession when giving first fruit) Psalm 91:1-13(God will shield his Righteous One; angels will bear…
THE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH Wednesday, March 2, 2022, Cycle C: Ash Wednesday Joel 2:12-19 (return to the Lord with all your heart; sanctify a fast) Psalm 51 (wash…
Lessons and Hymn Suggestions Ash Wednesday – Good Friday, Cycle C March 22, 2022 – April 15, 2022 NOTE: LBW – Lutheran Book of Worship (The Green Book) WOV…
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH, Cycle C: Transfiguration of Our Lord, February 27, 2022 Deuteronomy 34:1-12: (The death of Moses after God shows him the Promised Land; no one has…
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH, Cycle C: 7th Sunday after Epiphany, Proper 6, February 20,2022 Genesis 45:3-15: (Joseph reveals himself to his brothers and forgives them) Psalm 103:1-13: (Bless…
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH, Cycle C: 6th Sunday after Epiphany, Proper 5, February 13, 2022 Jeremiah 17:5-8: (Cursed are those who trust mortals; they are like shrub in desert.…
In my introduction to intercessory prayer, I shared some of its historical background and some of its salient characteristics in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions. I wrote: Intercessory prayers…
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH, Cycle C: 5th Sunday after Epiphany, Proper 4, February 6, 2022 Isaiah 6: 1-13: (Isaiah’s vision of God and commissioning as a prophet of judgment)…
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH, Cycle C: 4th Sunday after Epiphany, Proper 3, January 30, 2022 Jeremiah 1:4-10, 17-19: (God calls Jeremiah to speak his Word) RCL/ELW: Jeremiah 1:4-10:…