VII PRAYERS FOR OTHERS AND THANKS Fo GIVINGS OR this cause I bow my knees unto the Father that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations forever and ever. Amen.-Eph. 3:14, 16–21. MASTER, LET ME WALK WITH THEE WE beseech Thee, Lord and Master, to be our help and succor. Save those among us who are in tribulation; have mercy on the lonely; lift up the fallen; show Thyself unto the needy; heal the ungodly; convert the wanderers of Thy people; feed the hungry; raise up the weak; comfort the faint-hearted. Let all the peoples know that Thou art God alone, and Jesus Christ is Thy Son, and we are Thy people and the sheep of Thy pasture; for the sake of Christ Jesus. Amen.-St. Clement of Rome, 30-95. ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, Who hast taught us not to think of ourselves only, but also for the wants of others; we remember before Thee all who are burdened and oppressed, those whose hopes have been crushed and whose purposes are overthrown. We remember all who are afflicted by poverty, or worn down by disease or illness, the weary and the heavy-laden, those also who are in darkness or despair, or who are suffering for righteousness' sake. Help them all to rest in Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.-Professor Knight. WHEN WILT THOU SAVE THE PEOPLE? THOU who art Love, and Who seest all the suffering, injustice, and misery which reign in this world; have pity, we implore Thee, on the work of Thy hands. Look mercifully upon the poor, the oppressed, and all who are heavy laden with error, labor, and sorrow. Fill our hearts with deep compassion for those who suffer, and hasten the coming of Thy Kingdom of justice and truth. Amen.-Eugene Bersier, 1831. FOR THEIR SAKES I SANCTIFY MYSELF BLESSED LORD, who for our sakes wast content to bear sorrow and want and death; grant unto us such a measure of Thy Spirit that we may follow Thee in all self-denial and tenderness of soul. Help us, by Thy great love, to succor the afflicted, to relieve the needy and destitute, to share the burden of the heavy-laden, and ever to see Thee in all the poor and desolate. Amen. |