Lord, hear our prayer:

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we praise you for being with us, and for being with us in Christ. Your almighty presence gives us such hope and strength. All our praise is focused in Jesus. We remember today his visit to the temple. From before his birth, through to his death on the cross, his purpose was not only to make you real for us and your love known, but to make it effective and active in the lives of all your people. His resurrection demonstrated the power you are always making available for all your people. We praise you that you are not a God of our own imagination, nor are you absent, remote, unmoved or unfeeling. We give you thanks in Christ Jesus’ name for truly being our Father.

Amen.

Some minor adaptation on some prayers.
David Clowes, 500 Prayers For All Occasions © 2003 by David C Cook Publishing
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