Ask God’s help in this prayer both for family needs and for help in recognizing ways to work together to build up community.
LEADER: Faithful God, you live three in one dynamic, creative love.
ALL: Help us witness to your faithfulness in our faithfulness to our spouses and friends.
LEADER: Creative God, you make us free to participate in building up your world.
ALL: May our love for family and friends generate peaceful neighborhoods and nations.
LEADER: Loving God, you give us the capacity to love and serve each other.
ALL: Help us draw all people into community and communion with one another.
LEADER: Loving God, you make us for belonging to you and those we love.
Take turns making petitions. Respond to each:
ALL: Keep us in your love.