Prayers of the People, Easter C

​Your people are hungry, Lord …
Hungry for your Word,
Hungry for mercy,
Hungry for your saving grace.
We are hungry for justice
And for hope, Lord.
We are hungry for compassion
And peace.
We are hungry for leadership
And for kindness.
We are hungry, O God,
For you.
 
Thick darkness covers the earth, Lord …
Darkness born of anger
And of greed
And of selfishness.
Darkness that harbors hatred
And fosters evil
And covers pain.
Shine your light into the darkness, we pray,
And lead us from death into life.

We are not good at waiting, Lord.
We are impatient.
We struggle.
We fall asleep.
Open our eyes to the lessons
That are learned in the waiting.
Open our hearts to welcome your presence
With us.
Teach us to comfort one another
And to right the wrongs we have committed
And to serve our neighbor
While we wait,
That the kingdom work in which you are
Calling us to participate
Gets done
According to your perfect will.