There’s power in the name of Jesus
So Jesus, we speak your Name
For you are Savior, you are Lord
You are King of Kings
You are Emmanuel, God with us
You are the Bread of Life
The Way, Truth, Life
You are the First and the Last
The Beginning and the End
You died and behold, you are alive forevermore

Jesus, thank you for the chance to praise your Name
To experience you in prayer and song
To experience you in the beauty of community with each other

Jesus, we’ve gathered with many, many needs
Just like those who gathered long ago
Needs that are our own
Needs of those we love
Needs of those we don’t know
But we know about them because we’ve heard the stories
Your beautiful Name makes our hearts soft to the needs of the world

In your Name, Jesus, we lift up needs
The need for healing of bodies
Healing of minds
Healing of spirits
Healing for families
Healing of broken, corrupt, unjust systems

Jesus, we call on your Name
For first responders who see us everyday
At our most broken and at our worst
For teachers, doctors, nurses
Those who work in halfway houses,
Soup kitchens and homeless shelters
Those who serve in prisons
Those who serve in places hard and uncomfortable
Those who put food on our table by the sweat of their brow
Those who are looking for work

Jesus, we call on your Name
For those who have no one to pray for them
Those who are thinking about hurting themselves
Those who feel they have no place to belong
Those enslaved by their choices
Those who seek to do evil
Those who feel they have no need of you
Those who feel they are beyond your love and grace
Because of you, none of us are

Your arms are open wide in welcome
Your hand is reaching forth in healing and belonging
Thank you, Jesus, for your saving embrace

This prayer was inspired by the song Stand in Your Love by Josh Baldwin, Bethel Music

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Prayer: Standing in the Love of Jesus © 2020 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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by Lisa Degrenia (www.revlisad.com)
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