PRAYERS
OF THE PEOPLE
Sunday of the Passion, Year C
April
14, 2019
While a number of congregational responses are possible,
the following litany is structured for use with a sung response which adapts a
prayer by Archbishop Desmond Tutu:
“Goodness is Stronger than Evil” (music by John Bell, GIA Publications).
This response follows each petition. The words and music are available at:
On
this day, the church hears again the Passion of our Lord, into which we are
baptized. That the victory of the cross may be claimed and savored by all
people, let us join our voices in prayer and confess the power of God’s love as
we sing/say: [Response]
We
pray for goodness to reign in our world.
(allow
time for silent prayer)
That
the governments and citizens of this nation
will
demonstrate concern for the most vulnerable in society,
and
that business leaders will not seek profit
at the expense of Creation’s
wellbeing,
let
us confess the power of God’s love: /R/
We
pray for love to reign in our world.
(allow
time for silent prayer)
That
we will notice and reach out to those
who
endure loneliness, persecution, or injustice,
and
that families divided by hostility may know reconciliation,
let
us confess the power of God’s love: /R/
We
pray for God’s light to reign in our world.
(allow
time for silent prayer)
That
nations and tribes, ethnic groups, and individuals alike
will
turn from the futility of prejudice and violence,
and
that those preparing for baptism, especially
N.,
may
shine as examples of God’s power to change lives,
let
us confess the power of God’s love: /R/
We pray for life
to reign in our world.
(allow
time for silent prayer)
That the sick and
suffering, especially N., may know
healing and wholeness,
and that,
remembering N. and all who have died,
those who mourn
may find hope in the promise of Resurrection,
let
us confess the power of God’s love: /R/
Joining
with Anglicans around the world,
we
pray for the peace of Jerusalem
as we
lift up The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East,
and
its Archbishop, Suheil Dawani.
(allow
time for silent prayer)
And
that the story
we celebrate this week
will
take flesh in the life and witness of all the baptized,
let
us confess the power of God’s love: /R/
The
Presider concludes the Prayers of the People with the following Collect:
God of the covenant,
through baptism we pass from the darkness of sin and
death
to the light of resurrection life.
May we, walking in the way of the cross,
arrive at our Passover celebration
with a deeper awareness of the life we share in the
Risen Saviour,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
“Crucifixion” (1977), by Lindiwe Mvemve (South
African, b.1958)
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