Prayers of the People, Easter 4C

For those who are in need, O Lord,
and for those who serve them unselfishly;
for the hungry and the homeless,
the lonely and the imprisoned,
the addict and the recovering,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.

For those who are ill and dying,
and desperately in need of your healing touch;
for those in hospitals and at home in bed,
for those with broken bones
and those with broken hearts,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.

For those who grieve
and for those who seek to comfort;
for the elderly who have lost their independence
and for their children whose roles have changed,
for the parent who has lost a child,
the family who has lost their sense of security,
and the couple who have lost their desire for each other,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.

For the teachers and the healers,
and for those who follow them;
for their courage and their strength,
their compassion and their care,
their kindness and their wisdom,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.

For the faithful who still believe in miracles
and for those participate in them,
for the one who creates something out of nothing,
who imagines and then makes real,
who is inspired and inspires all around them,
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.

Thank you for coming when we call for you, O God.
Thank you for working through your people in the most
​extraordinary ways.