Blessed are you, Creator God: you formed the universe in all its wonder, gave us all that we could need, commissioned us stewards and caretakers of all you have made. In gratitude we give you thanks and praise. God hear our prayer, in your love answer.

In this mystery of communion with Christ, we pray for the your church through out the world. We pray for the broken and torn fabric of the earth as it yearns for healing. We pray for the bereaved, the oppressed, the homeless, the sick. We ask for your healing, body, mind, and spirit, for the Stocker family, Mike, Sally, Eva. We pray for JoAnn on her mission trip to Africa, and Ingrid on her mission trip to El Salvador – may your spirit surround them as they care for others. God hear our prayer, in your love answer.

For the joys of our lives we give you thanks, O God, for the concerns of our hearts we pray for healing. Hear us, listening One, as we bring our prayers before you. . . . God hear our prayer, in your love answer.

We offer you praise, dear God, for in the communion of your love, Christ comes close to us and we come close to Christ. Come Holy Spirit and bless this bread and this fruit of the vine. Bless all of us in our eating and drinking at this table, that our eyes may be opened and we may recognize the risen Christ in our midst, in each other, and in all your people as we pray together . . . Our Father . . .