Christ the King, you are head over all things for the Church. May we worthily live as your body in our world. Work your great power in and through us. Bless Michael, our presiding bishop; Melissa and Brian, our bishops; and Joseph, our vicar. We pray for the Church of Nigeria; and for the faith communities of St. Dunstan’s, Shoreline; St. David Emmanuel, Shoreline; and All Saints Goshen, who shares our space in worship of you. We give thanks, and call upon your name.
Christ the King, you gather all the nations of the world to yourself. Bless the world’s suffering with your everlasting mercy. May the oppressed be fed with your justice. We give thanks, and call upon your name.
Christ the King, it is from your hand that all are fed. Inspire righteousness in all people that the hungry may be fed and the thirsty given clean water to drink. We give thanks, and call upon your name.
Christ the King, you care for those in prison. Give us hearts for all those who are incarcerated. Where there is crime and violence in our community, offer your peace. We give thanks, and call upon your name.
Christ the King, you are good. We pray you seek the lost, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak. Bless those who struggle with addiction and recovery, especially those who meet in our building. We pray for those who have commended themselves to our prayers: Emilio; Ian; Barbara; Sue; Giles; Denice; Jim; Richard; Suzanne; Karen; Vickie; Liddy; Hannah; Rhonda and her family; Elliott; Christine; Sandy and her family; and those we now name, either silently or aloud. We give thanks, and call upon your name.
Christ the King, your faithfulness endures from age to age. May all your saints, at work and at rest, know the hope to which you have called us and the riches of your glorious inheritance. We give thanks, and call upon your name.
We pray for your comfort for people who mourn and those who have died, including those we now name, either silently or aloud. We give thanks, and call upon your name.
Christ the King, with joy we bless in your name those precious friends celebrating birthdays and anniversaries this week, especially Tiffany; and those we now name, either silently or aloud. We give thanks, and call upon your name.
Amen.