Prayers 4 29 2012
*Welcome!
*Welcome Beverly Lenihan and husband Phil to our church today; Beverly is the fund campaign consultant for Redwood Glen and will be meeting with some our church members for lunch today. If you are interested in coming, please see Joel Jang.
*Lanna Coffee is available for purchase today; a fresh shipment of French roast, premium and espresso coffee is available; this supports ABC missions in Thailand
*Next Sunday, Dr. Chuck will be preaching while I’ll be leading worship at the Sojourners Retreat at Redwood Glen
*Sidewalk Tea Reception to congratulate Pastor Jane Lam who graduated from Toler Seminary with her M. Div yesterday; the will happen at 11:00 and available after worship this morning
Prayer Concerns
*Yesterday, we celebrated the life of Chung Yau “Danny” Poon; Helen Poon thanks you for your support; welcome Sandra and mark Mazzara today
*Joseph Wong who use to serve as our Night School Coordinator had a stroke on Monday and passed; service will be on Saturday, May 5, 11:00 AM, Chapel by the Sea, 801 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica
Prayer of God’s People
O God, you have proven your love for us by sending us the good shepherd who laid his life down for the sheep. No hired hand could save us, no mortal human being can protect us, no pretender can defend us. But Jesus the good shepherd, who proved his love for us by voluntarily surrendering himself into the hands of evil, he alone is able to save and transform us. We listen and yearn for the voice of Jesus, speaking to us in the questions and the challenges of our lives.
Today, Lord, we are faced with grief and the loss of more loved ones in our community of faith. We pray for Juliet Wong and her family as they mourn the loss of her father, Joseph Wong from a sudden stroke. Grant them comfort and the reassurance that you are a God of creation and new life and the confidence that Joseph Wong is at peace with you in Paradise. We pray for…
We thank you that the Good News of the Resurrection was not for a day or an era, but for ever and always. We praise you, God whose light dispels the darkness, that yours is a world of hope and that our destiny is joy. Grant us hope and the promise of a new day.
Jesus said that there were “other sheep not of this fold,” and they too must be called and invited. Help us never, in our words or actions, to place a wall where there should be a gate, a chasm where there should be a bridge, a lock where there should be an open door. Guide us as individuals and as a congregation, to so fully worship that others may come to know your majesty and love for them. Use us as instruments of your peace through Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd who taught us to pray together, “Our Father…”
Benediction
There are many other sheep that do not belong to this fold.
Christ seeks to bring us together!
Listen to the divine voice, for there is one flock, one shepherd!
Share the name of Jesus, the good shepherd,
And shepherd in love with all whom you keep. Amen.