Intercessory Prayer: Praying for others
Praying for others is a well-known kind of prayer. When we worship together, we always pray for people in various kinds of need. We may gather prayers at the start of worship, or pray on our own when we know of people who we’d like to ask God to help.
Praying for others this week: make a brief list or just bring to mind people you know and ask God to help them in general or specific ways. You can pray for people who are close to you, strangers you see, people in distant places, really, anyone. Tell God the person and their need and ask for help. Pray for as many or as few people as you want.
Example: God, calm my roommate who has an exam this week, be with my mom who is dealing with conflict at work, and protect people in Gaza. Protect and support people in need. Amen.
Praying thru Lent
Prayer is at the heart of life of faith. Connection with God, with God’s people and creation, and also with ourselves. Prayer reminds us to invite God into the challenges and joys of our lives, and helps us create a pattern of including God in our daily joys, struggles, and concerns.
Each week this Lent we will try out a different approach to prayer for you to use through the week. We’ll share some information about that week’s type of prayer and some suggestions about how to use it. Spend just a couple minutes or spend much more time; whatever fits your life each day.
Lent is sometimes seen as a time of sadness and self-denial, but really, Lent is a season of reflection and preparation for Easter, a time when we seek to move closer to God.💜