Father, I thank you for our churches and that you are our great shepherd. I thank you that your sheep always respond to your call because the Lamb who was slain has bought our salvation. I ask that you be at work in our cities and communities this Sunday and guide them to lie down in green pastures, that you would indeed make their cups overflow so that would enjoy you all the days of their life. I thank you, Jesus the Good Shepherd, that you love us so much that you would shepherd foolish sheep like us. Guide our churches to the under-shepherd you are leading to be their pastor, whether it’s me or another, that our churches may more and more be about your word, serving our cities and communities, and the world, calling other sheep home (may they see many lost sheep put their faith in Jesus even this Sunday and this week) and may your name be glorified through their worship and through their whole lives this coming week. Holy Spirit, be at work helping the people of our churches and our cities and communitieshear the voice of Jesus this coming week, and use their worship to start just that. Be with us all and guide us. We know you will, and we love you for that Lord. We pray together, in Jesus’s name. Amen. (My Prayer for our churches and our cities and communities on the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2019, based on Acts 9:36-43, Psalm 23, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30)
O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (BCP 4th Sunday in Easter)
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