Prayer of the Church
Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity
9 November 2025
Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.
Lord God, heavenly King, the whole world is in Your power. We thank You for the many blessings of creation, which You sustain despite every ravage of sin, death and the devil. Help us to receive Your benefits with gratitude, knowing they come through Jesusβ merits and not our own. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Almighty God, bless and uphold Matthew, our Synod president; Brian, our district president; David, our circuit visitor; all pastors and congregations; and our parish. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
O God, our Creator, You ordered this world according to Your good and gracious will, crowning Your creation with man and woman. Give us faith to cherish the holy estate of marriage, its union of husband and wife, Your call to be fruitful, and the promise that You will bless what You have made. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Lord of all, You entrusted Your creation to man to tend, subdue and keep. Bless the farmers who tend the land for its increase. Grant them a rich harvest and so provide for us also, as each lives out his particular calling according to Your will. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
O Lord, You have said by Your apostle that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, authorities and cosmic powers over this present darkness and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Lead us to respect godly authorities, to oppose what stands against Your Word and to see every unbelieving person as Your creature for whom Christ has died. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Faithful God, uphold Your servants. Hold before our eyes the crucifixion of Your Son, that trusting in Him, we may see past trials, sickness and loss through the lens of His steadfast love. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Heavenly Father, Your Son on the night He was betrayed took bread and wine, the fruits of Your creation, and made them His body and blood. Help us to receive these fruits of His new creation worthily for the healing of body and soul. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
O Lord, heavenly Father, we gratefully remember the sufferings and death of Your dear Son, Jesus Christ, for our salvation. Rejoicing in His victorious resurrection from the dead, we draw strength from His ascension before You, where He ever stands for us as our own High Priest. Gather us together from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers, deliver and preserve us, for to You alone we give all glory, honor and worship, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.