Our prayers at the start of this millennium
Remember Y2K? St. Georgians
gathered on the eve of the predicted destruction of civilization, figuring
that being in a church would be a good place to depart for eternity in the
event of the end of the world. Besides, as we said at the time, “We have an
ample supply of candles!”
On a more serious note, St. Georgians provided their prayers for the new
millennium. We thought that seven years later was a good time to look at our
prayers from the eve of the year 2000 to see how our prayers have been
answered. (The prayers were on colored pieces of paper, which were displayed
on our altar.) |
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Please God, I
pray for continued health and sobriety. I pray for strength and faith
instead of fear. Thank you for the blessings. I love you. |
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For those who are
ill, especially Dennis Martin. |
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For young people
trying to find their way in life. |
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For safe travel
of God’s people this holiday. |
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Pray for Rachel
Martin. |
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Thanksgiving for
exceedingly good health for the last 25 years. |
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Pray for all
children with behavioral challenges—and for their parents and siblings. |
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Pray for Alice
and Clarence and Aleene and Claude, souls of our parents departed. |
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Pray for your
mother. |
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Dear Heavenly
Father, in this new Year, prepare thy way of peace for all, patience with
one another, and rejoicing in the many blessings we have been given and
thanksgiving for friends and relatives. In the name of Jesus Christ, Mary
Ann Micka. |
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Marion Malone.
Pray for my brother, Donald Whitfield, 87 years old December 30. Pray for
improved health, abilities to cope with home problems. |
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For the homeless
and needy among us. |
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Thanks for St.
George’s community! |
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Dear Lord, I pray
for health and peace for me and my family. Help me to serve you better and
walk in your ways. Guide us in our coming tour abroad to be productive and
keep us safe. Bring relief to the afflicted, the lonely, and those who live
in fear and poverty. |
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For the homeless,
and for those individuals and agencies who are helping them to regain their
dignity and reestablish their lives, we pray for your intercession, O Lord. |
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Thanks be to
thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits which thou hast given me,
for all the pains and insults which though has borne for me, O most merciful
Redeemer, friend, and brother, may I know thee more clearly, love thee more
dearly, and follow thee more nearly. (Prayer of St. Richard, Bishop of
Chichester, 1245-1253) |
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May you always
bring my children closer to me. |
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Lord, bless the
people of the Diocese of Honduras. |
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For peace on
earth. |
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Pray in
thanksgiving for family and friends. |
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Praise and
thanksgiving for my coming grandchild, for sparing my life to see this new
century, for healing for dear friends Dennis Martin, Debra Steffen, and
Debbie Sheff, for all the joys and beauty of this life. Amen. |
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God bless and
care for the homeless. |
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Pray for Dennis
Martin. |
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Dear Mommy:
Daddy, Vanessa, Kimberly, and me miss you very much. Please watch over us
along with the other angels. I love you! |
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Increased health
and prosperity for Jennifer and Chris. |
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Pray for improved
health for Paul Saenz. |
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In thanksgiving
for the leadership of the vestry at St. George’s. |
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For souls
departed: Carolyn Corry, John Fisher, Clinton Canfield, Marcella Perry. |
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Prayer for
guidance in the family problems facing us this coming year. |
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Pray for Aurora
Martin. |
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Thanksgiving for
all the blessings of life and love in Jesus. |
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Thank you Lord
for giving me the strength to bring my father’s death to closure. |
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For those in
pain, especially those in our midst. |
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Pray for who
loves you and for who you love. |
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Thanksgiving for
children, for the grace-filled experiences they lead us into, and for the
hope they sustain in us. |
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In thanksgiving
for the joy of dance. |
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For a church for
Lauren. |
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For Mary and
Margaret Hawley, may they heal and be well. |
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For the just
treatment of all who lack economic and political power. |
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In thanksgiving
for the children of St. George’s. |
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Lord, continue to
sustain me in the years to come. |
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I pray for
forgiving people. |
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The Bersano
family: healing, comfort, patience. |
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For those with
Alzheimer’s disease and those who care for them, we ask your help, O Lord. |
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That the lion and
the lamb shall lie down together and peace shall reign over all the earth:
we pray for East Timor, for Kosovo, Iraq, and Iran, Israel, Syria, Uganda… |
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For my son Dan,
to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Nancy |
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For Earl, Betty
Rae, Richard, Barbara, and the joy of friends near and far. |
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Pray for Elena
Ponds. From Tracy |
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For great
cooperation among the racial groups in Arlington. |
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Please pray to
help me find God in my life and to learn to humbly pray and have faith. |
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O God, help us
listen to you and each other. |
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For the love of
family and friends. |
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For healing for
Hannah and Diane. |
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Thanks for the
birth of a little boy, and for the lives of those for whom he was named. |
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Pray for Tracy
Yeager. From Elena |
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Health in the
coming year. |
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For health and
safety for the children of the world. |
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For the Raive
family, experiencing their first Christmas without Sue, wife and mother, and
for the Foley-Joick family, experiencing their first Christmas without
Molly, daughter and sister. |
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Prayers for the
recovery of Ronnie Stone. |
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Dear Lord: my
thanks always for your many gifts to me. |
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For the
persecuted Christians in The Sudan. |
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Thanks to the
Lord for my neighbors and my friends. |
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Let us offer a
prayer for peace in all the world. |
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Heavenly Father,
please, do not let the cancer come back. Lord, also, please keep me out of
that dark and scary place. Father, help all the people of this earth to live
in harmony with each other. Amen. |
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For those who
have suffered, and for those who have not. For all the people of the earth,
good and bad. I thank you Lord for all the gifts you have given us. Amen. |
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Pray for your
family and friends. |
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Oh God, bless
Karmiña, her children, and give her one more opportunity to walk and to
leave that wheel chair. Thank you for all your generosity. |
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Thanksgiving for
the joy and love of my husband, Bob. Please bless him and light his way in
death. Help guide the paths of Bob’s family and of mine. |
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For Kay Allen,
who is suffering. |
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Lord, please help
the poor people of Appalachia who are living below the poverty line and who
need improved housing and living conditions. Thank you. |
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For good
government. |
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For John and
Rachel Martin. |
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For Micki Brown,
may her spirit be ever present in the family she left here on earth. We love
you. |
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Let us pray in
thanksgiving for the life of Ken Byram. |
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For everyone to
realize that God loved them, and the world would be happier. |
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For an end to
persecution of Christians in The Sudan. |
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Pray for the
acceptance of all people and rejoice in our diversity. |
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Pray for God in
peace with me because God is so nice. |
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In thanksgiving
for the music of St. George’s choir. |
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Lord, have
compassion on those who are wrestling with addictions. |
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O God, thank you
for my new job, my children, and the new baby. Please give me more power and
intelligence for continuing in supporting them. |
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Pray for healing
for Harold. |
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