Lord, hear our prayer:

Father, we praise you for the Spirit’s coming to give us strength to enable us to grow and to empower us to name the name of Christ. We praise you for the gifts of the Holy Spirit that he gives to all your people, that our witness, worship and faithfulness might bring you glory. We praise you that though the world has known its share of tyrants, dictators and evil leaders, you have called your people to the way of perfect love and to go on demonstrating your presence in everything we say and do. We praise you for all those whose words and deeds, whose lives of caring and faithful witness to Christ, reflect your love at work in your fallen world. Lord, fill our lives all over again with your holiness and your Holy Spirit, that the whole of our lives might echo to your praise and glory. Through Christ Jesus, our Lord.

Amen.

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