Thanks be to God for each of them who does that hard work selflessly and benefits the world by it. Thanks be to God. Amen, and amen. Pastoral Prayer We turn to you, Lord God, in these troubled times. The carefully woven tapestry of peace in the Middle East is unraveling before our eyes.
Investors have motion sickness from the ups and downs of the stock market.
The state of Missouri and the entire nation grieves at the death of our Governor, his son, and his aide. Lord God, we so like to think we are the Masters of our fate, but the events of this week remind us once again of how little control we have of our destiny. We come before you confessing that our outer shell of invincibility has been shattered. Grant us courage we need for the unexpected. Touch the hearts of the shortsighted that upset the efforts of peace and give them a passion to find a way to live in harmony.