A PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH

I ran across a prayer years ago that greatly impacted my prayer life for the church I pastored at the time.  I adapted it to fit our situation, and I pass it along just because it is on my heart today.

O God, use this house of worship as a gathering place for people of every race, creed, and color, who need love, acceptance and forgiveness.  Take away from our fellowship anything that would interfere with God’s love here.  Help us to stand together as a community of Faith where children and adults, the wounded and healthy, the rich and the poor, the marginalized and those in power, will know the everlasting love of God. Amen.