Joys:
Give thanks for this day, Pride Sunday, thanks that God has made each of us and this new day
Among our concerns:
Dan Ledbetter
Dorothy Beeles
Danny Jablonski
Charlene Housman
Laura Cohthril
Sue Simpson's friend, Misty
Karen Murray's friend, Nancy
Corrine's friend, Loralie
Martha's friends, Margo and Teresa, Cheryl and Ron
Cathy Stern, son-in-law, Keith, who is awaiting a kidney transplant, and her sister Karen and brother-in-law, Lester as she supports him through a difficult medical situation
And an unknown prayer request, "for my father-in-law who is recovering from surgery from a hernia.
Another prayer request is for us to pray for the spotted owls whose lives are at risk because of global warming
Our homebound friends
Dorothy Beeles, Harry and Margaret Lobberegt, Helen Bosley and Marylu and Joseph Mills and Jane Nelson
Among our local and global community:
In the wake of the assassination attempt of Donald Trump, we are gravely reminded of the shadows of this world that make the way of violence and the threat it creates for living peacefully and in harmony with all our fellow human beings. As we pray all who were affected by yesterday's tragic event, let us also pray for the balm of community to heal the wounds of division in our our hearts and in our human family.
We pray for peace throughout the world for Gaza, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and anywhere where ideology and sectarianism overshadows compassion and mercy
We pray for the village on 6th and Orchard, for those who find themselves without shelter, especially in the heat.
We pray for our Global Ministry partners, this week in Kenya.
On this Pride Sunday, we do pray for all of God's children, especially those for whom finding love for themselves is a struggle. We pray for those who have been left out, kicked out, for those who are victims of hatred and violence, for those whose church has made no room for the God-given light they bear.
We pray for wisdom and courage to enter the song. To be advocates for those who are vulnerable, to be unafraid and unapologetic in loving out lout to never stop learning from one another how to be each other's balm. We pray for God's lesbian, gay, queer, trans, non-binary, gender-non-conforming, intersex, pansexual, demisexual, asexual, two-spirit children, and for many more, whose diverse expressions and identities represent the rainbow of your fabulous design.
If you'd like to share a prayer joy or concern, please contact Pastor Doug at doug@fcctacoma.org or by calling the church office. Please indicate whether your prayer is to be shared publicly, or if you'd like it to be kept private.
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