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Have you ever prayed for plasterers,
podiatrists and prepress operators?
Thanks to Mary Kaye Ashley, the folk at
Como
Park Lutheran Church (St. Paul, MN) have.
Mary Kaye's working through a
dictionary of occupational titles,
crafting weekly petitions for particular professions. She's currently
working through the 'P's. Here's a sampling:
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- Mighty &
glorious God, we give you thanks for plasterers and all
who work to create shelter for us, places to live & work. Help
them to feel Your spark of Creation as they make things new.
Lord, in your mercy,
- Powerful
& loving God, we give you thanks for plumbers and pipe
fitters as they go about their work to care for others by
bringing clean water & means for sanitation, to serve the health
of all people. Help them to know your Spirit as their work
touches people they never know. Lord, in your mercy,
- Great &
gracious God, we give you thanks for podiatrists, and for
all others who give care and treatment to people so they may be
the feet of Jesus in our world, healthy and strong. Lord, in
your mercy,
- Mighty &
merciful God, we remember today police officers,
detectives and special agents. May all who protect and serve
seek to do so in ways that bring you glory .Protect them as they
go about their work. Lord, in your mercy,
- God of
direction and detail, thank you for people who do precision
assembly. Help them to know that the care they bring to
their work makes a significant difference for others in your
world. May we all see You in the intricacies of life. Lord, in
your mercy,
- Glorious
& gentle God, we thank you today for prepress operators.
As their work helps us to get accurate information in ways that
are well-able to be read, and catch our eyes, may they have a
sense of the wonder of your creativity and attention to every
detail in our lives. Lord, in your mercy,
- God of
nurture and growth, thank you for the persons in our world who
teach preschool and care for children. Give them energy
and patience, strength and Your wisdom for the work they do to
invest in the future of the world. Lord, in your mercy,
- Amazing
God, we thank you for those who operate printing presses
in our world. May the work they do bring good news to people
longing for hope and information. Lord, in your mercy,
- Powerful
God, thank you for private detectives and investigators.
May they serve people's needs for information and justice in
ways that reflect Your concerns for mercy and righteousness in
the world. Lord, in your mercy,
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