24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Taken from/inspired by Psalm 19, Proverbs 1:20-33, James 3:1-12, and Mark 8:27-38.

Bidding: Lord, hear us;
    
Response: Lord, hear our prayer.

Gracious God,
Draw us into communal life;
the world isn’t ours to gain.
May we grow in love,
as we lay our lives down for you
and for others.

[silence]

Bidding: Lord, hear us;
    
Response: Lord, hear our prayer.
 

Lord Jesus, enliven your church.
Call us to account;
tame our tongues 
and teach us Wisdom;
strengthen us, your body,
to take up our crosses.

[silence]

Bidding: Lord, hear us;
    
Response: Lord, hear our prayer.

We pray for our world, your creation:

The heavens declare the glory of God;
    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
 Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.
 They have no speech, they use no words;
    no sound is heard from them.
 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
    their words to the ends of the world.

[Psalm 19:1-4]

Open our ears
to the voices of creation;
be with those facing disaster and injustice.

[silence]
 

Bidding: Lord, hear us;
    
Response: Lord, hear our prayer.

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
    be pleasing in your sight,
    Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

 [Psalm 19:14]

Amen.