Based upon Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

O God, our Creator.  We come with our prayers asking you to look upon us your children with grace and love.

Forgive us for our lack of faith.  We shiver in fear at our sense of inadequacy as we face the insurmountable needs of our world.  They overwhelm us.

As we see people suffering from malnutrition, sickness, depression, and confusion of values, we quickly become aware of the limits of our resources.  We have increased the yield of our crops.  We have found new miracle drugs and medical procedures for heal the sick.  We have established social services to counsel and provide money to the indigent.  We have developed better government structures to deliver justice in the world.  We have invented new ways to build our houses and places of business to protect humanity from storms, fires and earthquakes.…   All of these things we have done, and there are still too many people suffering. 

 We need your wisdom.  Help us to see the ways your Son, Jesus Christ, healed and fed the world of his day.  Help us to affirm not only our own faith, but that of those we serve.

 Encourage us and empower us to your service.

This we pray in Jesus’ name.  Amen

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©Copyright: July 12, 2009 J. Lemert Whitmer.  The above is for your personal meditation or to use in your congregation for worship.  Any publishing of this document for the purpose of profit requires written permission.