Prayer to accompany sermon for May 17th "CHOICE FRIENDS"

Holy God, Eternal and Creating God, this is our prayer of praise, our prayer of thanks our prayer of confession and petition. We humbly thank you for your ever presence with us, your always willing forgiveness, your unwavering, never faltering patience and your endless love. We confess that we have not begun to fathom the depth of your love for humanity even as we ponder the life, death and resurrection of your beloved Son, Jesus. Let the realization of your immeasurable grace wash over us like rushing water cascading off a mountain side. Let us lift up our faces before you to be cleansed, refreshed and renewed as if reliving our baptism. We commend to you Amanda, Erik, Tristan, Juan and Summer who will make their faith commitment today. Dear Lord, we pray that they will ever be able and willing to embrace the faith they will proclaim. May they be every faith-full, hope-full, loving, blessed and connected. In the name of the Christ we pray. Amen.