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Lord, our God,
You were human long before me.
You preceded me on earth.
Long before me, you knew hatred and forgiveness...

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Loving God,
We come before you with honest hearts, bringing both our sorrow and hope. You know the struggles we carry and the pain we find hard to put into words.

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Compassionate God, as Rachel wept for her children, so we weep for the children in areas of the world where there is no peace...

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Holy One – far beyond our imaginings,
yet coming to meet us through Jesus – in the joy and messiness,
the hopefulness and the hardships of our lives...

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God of sorrow and joy,
we bring before you the ache of our world and the wounds of our own communities.
Hold in your tender mercy all who live with the memory of violence and loss...

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Loving God,
We acknowledge we carry both sorrow and joy in our hearts.
In moments of grief, be our comfort and our strength;
sit with us in silence when words fail,
and remind us that we are not alone...

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Lord, we pray for all who are depressed and feel defeated by life. Bring your healing to all who are broken, ease their pain and touch them with your Holy Spirit...

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Lord of all hopefulness, your presence brings everlasting joy, greater than any fleeting high...

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Holy God, in that place where joy and sorrow meet and things are not simply one thing or another, be with us.
And, more than that, help us to know that you are there...

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As the rising of the sun announces a new day, may your mercy and peace give us the strength we need for this day and all that lies ahead...

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Gracious God, we give thanks that you are with us, always, in our times of sorrow and joy...

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God of mercy,
just now, grief comes easily, coupled with sorrow.
We bear witness to the devastation of war,
abuse of power and human cruelty...

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Jesus, light of liberation and source of our deliverance, whose mother’s heart was pierced as you were proclaimed a sign destined to be rejected, come near to us as we pray for the world...

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Loving God, we give you thanks that we can always turn to you in prayer and know that you love us and listen to us...

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Faithful God, thank you for the light that never fails even in seasons of darkness.
You know all that we carry, especially the moments when hope feels thin,
yet you continually meet us with gentleness and love...

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Lord God Almighty,
You are the one who sees me in both my sorrow and my joy.
You know the quiet ache and the unspoken hurt
that tries to dim the light within me...

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Jesus, thank you for living as one of us, entering into and blessing all our sorrow and our joy. We pray for all the people you have called, and continue to call, into ordained ministry...

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Eternal God,
In the sorrow of our divided world, may we find joy in the love of Christ.
In the sorrow of inequality, may we find joy in the kindness of Christ...

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A Chaplain’s Prayer: Lord, today I will encounter those struggling with life: the lost, the weary, the lonely. Amidst their pain and despair, help me to illuminate their lives with your kindness and compassion...

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God of mercy and compassion,
We give thanks for the continued presence of your Church
in its many different forms, expressions and traditions,
at the heart of local communities,
close to home, and all around the world...

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