Lord, thank you for understanding me, just as I am. Thank you for accepting me even when I am a hopeless case. Perfect people in a perfect world have no need of your gift of hope. With my eyes on you, I want to see life as you see it. I don’t want to waste time being negative, focusing only on what can’t be or might change. Teach me how to find contentment even in these times of discontentment. With your perspective, we can all push past the impossible and find the courage to believe, that no matter what happens, your hope will lift your church to a higher place. In the precious name of your Son, Jesus, Amen.

O Lord,
You have mercy on all people, take away from me my sins, and mercifully set me ablaze with the fire of Your Holy Spirit. Search my soul, break my habits, inspired me to pray boldly, to pray powerfully, to pray with fire. Grant me a heart to love and adore You, a heart to delight in You, a heart to passionately follow You.
Amen.

Lord, 
We offer Community UMC to you! We are your people, and this is your church. We come seeking your vision and your purpose. We ask that you help us break through in new ways to love our neighbor and build relationship with all people. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us. Give us the vision, courage, and confidence to fulfill your commission in our community and the world beyond. Amen.

Loving God,
You love me with an immeasurable love. Thank you for seeing me in my struggle, knowing me intimately, and loving me for who I am. Forgive me for allowing my problems to seem bigger than you. I pray that I will be strengthened in in my soul with the love that is wider than I can understand, deeper than I am able to imagine, and greater than I could ever know. As You encourage and embolden me, may I more fully know the mystery of the Gospel as revealed in my life. In the love of Christ, I pray. Amen.

Holy God,
You are my rock and redeemer who faithfully goes before me. You have given me life and the choice to move forward with you or to allow my fears to hold me back. Amid an unknown future, you offer hope. You offer new life. Grant me the strength and courage to realize you are always present, even during this season. Help your church to flourish in ways that advance your kingdom forward. Amen.