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God of creation,

We have come to the point where our culture has become known as a “throw-away society.”  Help us to turn that label around. Inspire us to reexamine what we buy and get rid of each day, so we can become more conscious of how our consumption affects our environment and your beautiful creation.  Guide us to think more deeply about recycling, reusing and reducing in order to do our part in caring for our world. We ask this in response to your call to love and protect the planet you gave us, our one common home. Amen.

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Holy Spirit,

There is so much in our world today for which we need to pray: world peace, clean environment, love for others, healing of illnesses.  Knowing that you hear our prayers, guide us to be faithful in praying for others and for ourselves, that we might have strength to continue each day with hope in our hearts and love in our actions. We pray in the spirit of love, Amen.

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Healing God,

So many people in our lives are fighting the uphill batter of cancer. Help us to accompany them on their journey; giving them comfort when they are fearful, giving time when our help is needed, and giving prayerful support for what they need from you, the source of all hope, courage, and vision.  Cancer may be a rocky mountain, but with your love within and among us, we can go on as a healing community moving forward together. Amen.  

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God of Excellence,

We are called to give our best in all situations, even when we don’t always feel like we have what it takes.  With your grace and encouragement, help us move forward with perseverance and to respond to the needs that are in front of us.  We are grateful for your love and guidance, as you reveal that putting our best foot forward leads to acts of love and kindness, acts that are never regretted. In the name of love, we pray. Amen.

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God of wholeness,

As a ministry, we are fully committed to improving people’s emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being, and to improving people’s access to those things we all need and desire to experience flourishing. On National Wear Red Day, we are especially attentive to the dangers of heart disease, and we ask for your help in continuing to deliver the highest quality care that we can in this area, promoting heart healthy lifestyles and developing new means of intervention and cure. For the sake of your life more abundant among us, we pray. Amen.

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Joyful Spirit,

We celebrate the feast of St. Brigid today by joining our words with hers, asking that we all might experience more of your heavenly feast in our midst. In the here and now, let us see your kingdom come! And as a sign of your goodness among us, let cheerfulness preside over us as we perform your ministry, striving to extend your abundant life to people and communities in need. For the sake of those who are especially vulnerable, make us agents of gladness who can brighten their day and assist them in finding new paths of healing and wholeness. Amen.

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God in our work,

Our workplace invites us to practice the kind of culture we deserve. A culture in which we build environments of trust that encourage people to be their whole selves at work, and to bring all their marvelous dimensions into the mission we share. Lead us to create collaborative spaces where our organizational value of integrity and the gift of our diversity can be embodied fully and joyfully, so that every one of our colleagues feels welcomed and empowered to be creative, productive, and focused. Amen.