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NOVEMBER: PRAYER LETTER
Hello to you all,
How quickly November, a month of remembrance, has arrived.
We remember the saints of the church, men and women who are examples of lives well lived,
We remember friends and loved ones who have passed away; an act of our continuing
love and support for those who have died. Faith, hope and love do not end in death.
We remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms
and protected our way of life at personal and national level.
We remember with gratitude, with love, with hope, with thankfulness, with sadness, with regret, with joy...I am sure you can add so many different 'withs'.
Remembering God's faithfulness in the past can help us to have hope that He will be faithful in our present and our future.
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods...
Psalm 95:1-3
Lord, in these changing times help us to hold on to the goodness, the mercy and the loving kindness you have shown to your people in the past. There is so much turmoil and fear in the world today, where right and just decisions need to be made; we live in your hope, and trust that all will be well. Amen
We all share wonderful memories of our own Cursillo weekend, weekends we have staffed on, weekends we have supported in attending the closing service.
Lord, we give thanks for weekend #65 and all who made the weekend possible in so many different ways.
We give thanks for a weekend that shows God's love at work.
We give thanks for a weekend that offers a life-changing experience through which
God inspires, renews and challenges us.
We give thanks for a weekend that isn't the end but the new beginning of a life with Christ.
Amen
Lord, we give thanks for the participants who attended weekend #65, for the decision made to begin a new phase in their life.
We ask, as they return to their families, friends and work life, for your continued guidance and provision, through connecting with the larger Cursillo community in worship, sharing and fellowship.
Amen
Lord, bless all our Fourth Day communities as we continue to support each other on our journey of life in Christ;
remembering your Holy Spirit will always give us strength and courage to live out our Christian calling.
Amen
Tuesday November 5th will see the election of a new president in the USA, one that could affect US citizens in many ways, for many years.
We pray for discernment so that we may choose leaders who hear your Word, live your love, and keep in the ways of your truth as they follow in the steps of Jesus and his Apostles and guide us to your Kingdom of justice and peace. We ask this in the name of your Son Jesus Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Author Unknown (Xavier University)
Love and prayers to all. xx
