Daily Prayer for Wednesday, November 11, 2020

“Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?  It breathes in the air, it shines in the light…”        
                                                                              —-Robert Grant, 1833

Preparation for worship
Sit in a relaxed position. Take a slow, deep breath (or 2 or 3 or as many as needed) until you feel your body, mind, and soul begin to relax and rest in the Spirit.  Take time to reflect as you move through this time of worship…

Opening Sentences                                                                   Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is our salvation;
trust in the Lord and do not be afraid.

Prayer                                                    The Worship Sourcebook, CRC, 2014
We are tired, Lord,
weary of the long night without rest.
We grow complaining and bitter.
We grieve for ourselves
as we grow hardened to the pain of others.
Another death leaves us unmoved.
A widow’s tears fall unnoticed.
Our children know only the bitterness
already possessing their parents.
Our violent words explode into violent acts,
bringing destruction without thought or reason.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lead us to repentance, that we may forgive and be forgiven.  Amen.

Hymn of the Day for Veteran’s Day
Remembrance Day, by Mark Knopfler.  Listen and pray. 

Reading of the Day                                                                  Isaiah 2: 1-4
1 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2  In days to come
    the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
    and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
3    Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
    to the house of the God of Jacob;
that he may teach us his ways
    and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
    and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations,
    and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
    and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
    neither shall they learn war any more.

Prayers for self and others
Please pray today for those who are being affected by COVID-19 and by its side effects in our world. Pray for the thousands who are still being diagnosed positive in the U.S. each day, especially for Mario Berrios and his family.  As we hear of more friends who are directly affected, or who are working in high risk places, we will list them here. Pray today for medical professionals in El Paso, overwhelmed with patients with the coronavirus.  Use this time to lift your joys, concerns, and hopes to God.

Benediction
Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God,
serve one another
with whatever gift each of you has received.
To God be the glory and the power
forever and ever.  Amen.