Sola Publishing – Prayers of the Church
Third Sunday after Pentecost – June 29, 2025 
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Prayer of the Day
Historic Collect
Lord of all power and might, you are the author and giver of all good things. Graft into our hearts a love of your name. Increase in us true faith, nourish us with what is good, and watch over all who are in your care. Grant this, we pray, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (Gelasian Sacramentary, 7th Century)
Thematic Collect
Beckoning God, you call us to follow your Son and experience abundant and everlasting life. Teach us to lead lives of obedience and love, bearing forth the fruit of the Spirit, and walking in newness each day ; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.  Amen.

Prayers of the Church
For Bearing One Another’s Burdens
Heavenly Father, open our hearts to a new way of serving all whom we meet. Teach us to bear one another’s burdens, and direct our wills by the power of your Spirit that through us all may come to know Christ’s word of peace. Lord in your mercy … hear our prayer.
For Peace and Reconciliation 
God of all people, establish your peace in the world. Give the leaders of the nations a desire for reconciliation and a yearning for justice. Protect men and women who serve in armed forces around the globe and grant patience and comfort to those who await their safe return.  Lord, in your mercy … hear our prayer.
For Stewardship of Earth’s Resources
Lord of all creation, mountains and plains, rivers and oceans, forestlands and deserts all bear witness to the majesty of your creative grace. Grant that nations and individuals may learn to be faithful stewards of all the earth’s resources so that the blessings of your abundant creation may be shared by all. Lord in your mercy … hear our prayer.
For Those Living on the Fringes
Embracing God, draw into your divine embrace all those who may find themselves on the fringes of society – the hungry and homeless, the unemployed, children who are missing or living in situations of neglect or abuse, those who are ill, those who are disabled, and those who grieve. [We pray particularly for …]. Move us to be your incarnate presence with these and all our neighbors.  Lord, in your mercy … hear our prayer.