"For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." (John 3:16 - New Revised Standard Version)
World needs our love & loving prayers too!
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ: Let us think Globally (world-awareness) and act locally (join our risen redeemer Jesus Christ in interceding for the world).
Here are some excerpts that inform us about what is going on in the world around us:-
Flooding: "Lord please be merciful and save those millions of farm lands and poor people marooned by water and live under a constant threat by the ever swelling waters of the Mississippi River - Lord in your mercy, Here our prayer, Amen!"
New Jersey Synod Assembly: May the showers of blessing descend upon the following Synod Assembly, Amen. For special blessings, courage and strength for our Bishops Mark and Riley, Mission Director Rev. Judith Spindt, Staff of the Synod and all members, Amen.
Mission Partners & Supporters: We pray for all our mission partners and supporters of Nava Jeevan Lutheran Mission that the Lord God will bless them abundantly and prosper them in difficult economic times such as these, Amen.
May the Lord God completely heal our "beloved pastor of the nation" Dr. Billy Graham and grant him robust health and long life.
Japan: Just remember, "Saddened to learn of the magnitude 8.9 to 9.00 earthquake that struck the Tohoku region, and the loss of life and destruction to property"
Conveying our deepest sympathies and Thoughts are with the people of Japan during this difficult time. No doubt Japan will overcome this setback with courage and dignity - Amen.
Libya: For peace and harmony to prevail and the ongoing freedom struggle to succeed without any bloodshed and any more violence.
American and Allied Forces in Afghanistan & Pakistan: Pray
for the safety and victory of the Allied Forces struggling to capture
the terrorists and restore peace and harmony in those regions, Amen. They all may complete their mission and come back safer and sooner, Amen.
"Lord thank you for answering our prayers!"
".. if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place." ...2 Chronicles 7: 14 & 15
Jerusalem: Evolving Politics Around a Holy City - Pray for peace, harmony and brotherhood among all God's children, Amen.
"Insofar as she is the homeland of the hearts of all the spiritual descendants of Abraham, who hold her very dear, and the place where, according to faith, the created things of earth encounter the infinite transcendence of God, Jerusalem stands out as a symbol of coming together, of union, and of peace for the human family."-Pope John Paul II (April, 1984)
*For more information on Jerusalem, go to CMEP's Shared Jerusalem Resource Center
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