HOPECITY!

and it's ministry     

                                              beyond our self-made  boundaries.

Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.
O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
                            Amen

We have the privilege and challenge to pray this week for these current needs in our world:

* Those serving in the armed forces of our nation, both domestically and on foreign soil.....and their families

* Those in grief from loss, either a loved one, a job, a marriage

* Those who are dealing with illness, either as patients or caregivers

* The threats to our national security

 

* Our privilege to vote in the 2008 elections in choosing new leaders for our country.