Prayer for Sunday June 21st, 2009

Glorious God, our Abba Father, how very grateful we are for your loving and holy presence wherever we are in this world. We know that you are with our Angelica, Peter, Vijith and Max as they travel in other lands thousands of miles from us. Bless all the children of this congregation we pray , whether they are far away from us or close at hand. Give us the patience and the stamina to love them, accept them, to take them as they are today, to encourage them on their way to tomorrow, to always lift them up from their disappointments and comfort them in times of sorrow. Help us to teach them the practical things that ought to accompany their dreams. We confess that we may not be as savvy or as up to date as our children or our children’s children. We shall strive to champion their most altruistic causes and not thwart their creative imagination. Living in this world is an unpredictable business, may we be guided on our way by your strong and loving hand. In the name of the Christ we pray.