“O, Lord, we wait for you to come again into our midst. Sometimes we wait patiently; sometimes not. Always we are aware of how much the world needs you. We pray today for those in out community who need your healing and comfort. We pray for persons in leadership across our country, that together we might make wise decisions. We pray for brothers and sisters around the world, whose lives are torn apart by war. We pray, knowing that you are with us now, and that you will strengthen us to keep awake, to keep the faith, to keep working for the time when Christ will come again to surprise us anew with love and justice on earth. Amen.”
Response to the written Word from Matthew 25: 1-13, and the spoken word from Sharon Tilghman, Lay Speaker