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| Prayers |
O God,
by whose goodness this rock-strewn land, tended by your people, feeds us;
to whom the trees in fall wave their many colored branches;
at whose command snow and ice and rain will gently kiss the earth;
before whom the catamount and the deer will dance together:
we hold in your presence our brothers and sisters from this Diocese who serve at General Convention:
Our Deputies: Tom, Scott, Anne, Stan, Rick, Nanci, Jennifer, Lee Alison, Linda, and Josh; our Communications Minister, Kathleen; and our Bishop, Thomas.
May your Spirit fill them with the understanding, passion and vision of your Pentecost followers; may Christ strengthen them in lifting up those seen as the least, the weakest, the shunned; and may you, Creator of time, of earth, and of Sabbath, help them to be good stewards of our earth, our church’s resources, and their own time and energy.
Be with us as well, that when your servants return, we may listen without fear or blame to news of changes we do not feel ready for, and changes not made which we believe are overdue, and that we join them in seeking your will as we “do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with” you.
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