Lord, As you’ve gathered us here in your name, pour out your Spirit through your Word, and settle our worried minds and hearts. Have us hear you say, “The words which I have spoken to you are Spirit and they are life”. Make us vessels to receive peace from your Word. A peace that is deeper and richer than anything the world can offer. Peace in Jesus Christ. Peace that passes all understanding.
King Jesus, Be our rest. Rest us in your promise that a bruised reed you will not break, a faintly burning wick you will not quench, and a hungry heart you fill with the bread of life.
If we find ourselves parched for hope, pour your Word into us, and remind us that we are soaked in the living waters of baptism. Remind us that you have marked us and sealed us with your name. Remind us that you have taken us in your hands, and you are not letting go.
All this we pray, in the name of Jesus Christ the crucified, Jesus Christ the risen, Jesus Christ the living.
AMEN.