Lord Jesus - you call us to carry our crosses.
Christ Jesus - you cal us unite our sufferings with your sufferings.
Lord Jesus - you bring us new life.
God is full of compassion - we now bring our prayers forward with confidence:
1. For the members of the Church — that we may glory in the cross, where our salvation was won.
2. For all people of goodwill — that they may respect the cross, a symbol dear to Christians.
3. For Christians suffering persecution — that the one who died on the cross may provided them hope and encouragement.
4. For those whose sufferings bring them an experience of Calvary — that Jesus may transform their pain into new life.
5. For the sick who are dangerously ill — that the cross of Christ may bring them comfort and hope.
6. For those who have died. We pray especially for those whose lives have been lost through war, famine and disease — that Christ may liberate them from the chains of death.
7. For the prayers we hold in our hearts.
Compassionate God, you forgive your people’s sins and spare them: hear the prayers we lay before you under the shadow of the cross, through your son Jesus Christ our Lord forever and ever. Amen.
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