Author: THERESA JACOBSON

Sola Publishing – Prayers of the Church
Third Sunday of Easter – May 4, 2025
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Prayer of the Day
Historical Collect
O God, by the humiliation of your Son, you raised up this fallen world. Teach us whom you have rescued from endless death to have the fullness of eternal joy, through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. For he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (Gelasian Sacramentary, 7th Century)
Thematic Collect
Restoring God, fed and nourished by your Word and at your table, strengthen us to serve as your Son’s body in the world. Grant that we, like Peter, may follow your Son’s command to feed his sheep; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Prayers of the Church
Help for the Blind
Open our eyes that we might see your power and glory, O Lord. Encourage us to be helpers to the blind - whether physically or spiritually - so that all might come to see the goodness of your love. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For Every-day Miracles
Holy God, you work miracles every day; sometimes they are profound and defy logic and other times they are simple answers to prayers prayed in faith. Give us greater faith so that we would see the every-day-miracles you perform around us. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 
For Suffering Everywhere
Heavenly Father, there are so many people around the world who are suffering from disease, hunger, poverty, or attacks from the enemy. Grant us strength in the face of such trials. Bring us hope and let us be the source of hope for the stricken and dejected. [We pray especially for … ] Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 
For the Church of Christ
Almighty God, pour out your Holy Spirit on the Church of Christ which is his precious bride. Give to your people the will to follow the Good Shepherd in word and deed, trusting in his mercy in our lives and in the corporate life of the church. Send us out into the world you love to make disciples of all nations. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.