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The Mission of St. John's is to worship the Lord, Serve
faithfully, and reach out.
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Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot
change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference. Amen
Healing and Health
God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, you sent your
son to bring healing.
We pray for all who are broken in body, mind, and
spirit.
Give health and wholeness to all persons. Bless the work of
all who care for the sick.
Strengthen them through your Holy Spirit. Where we do not
see the healing we hope for,
keep us in the confidence that nothing separates us from
your love. Amen.
For Insight
Thank you, God, for the miracles that we are much too
blind to see.
Give us new awareness of our many gifts from thee. Amen
The Smallest Prayer
God hears the very smallest prayer,
Nor sends a cross too great to bear,
And though we stumble know and then,
He always picks us up again.
There is no moment day or night,
When we are hidden from His sight,
No wall too high nor door too stout,
To keep his loving care without.
His ways are wiser than our own,
His strength remains when ours is gone,
We must not doubt or question why,
He sends the answers by and by.
And this I know within my heart,
All darkness fades and shadows part,
And that sometime, somehow, somewhere,
God hears and answers every prayer! Amen
For the Lord's Help
Heal us, O Lord, and we shall be healed.
Help us and save us, for you are our glory.
Grant perfect healing for all our afflictions.
For you are the faithful and merciful God of healing.
Blessed are you, Lord, healer of His people Israel. Amen
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Prayer in Moments of Despair
God, sometimes I just want to give up Stop dead in my
tracks Go off someplace and hide.
I get so tired and don't want to try anymore.
Where can I find the courage and strength to go on?
The hope that things will eventually get better isn't
enough.
The thought that adversity builds character doesn't convince
me.
The only thing that gives me any hope is the example of your
son.
He didn't quit even though He faced death which he conquered
in His resurrection.
May what he did teach me.May I find in His life the
patternaccording to which I can live mine.
And may I try--at least in a small way--to urge others to
keep trying
even though they feel they've come up against a dead end.
Amen
In Illness
Merciful and healing Lord, for some reason that I do not
understand, the usual pattern of my daily life has been
disrupted.
You are asking me to give up the familiar and comfortable
routine of my work and to struggle for a while with this
unfamiliar and uncomfortable pain.
Lord, sit beside me now and help me to learn the purpose
this illness is to accomplish. Help me to see how much and
how often I have relied on my own strength, my own
cleverness, my own ability. Forgive my pride that will not
let me depend on you.
In my illness help me to see that I am truly well when I
remember that I belong to you.
If it be your will, restore me soon to health and a life of
active service.
Fill me with the life of the spirit, that in Christ I may be
blessed and be a blessing to others.
Hear my prayer in Jesus' name. Amen
Prayer for a Restful Night
Be present merciful God and protect us through the hours
of this night,
so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of
life may find our rest in you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen
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