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For the Church
Gracious Father, we pray for your holy catholic church. Fill it with all truth and peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in anything it is amiss, reform it; where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in need, provide for it; where it is divided,…
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As a Mother
“As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you; In Jerusalem you shall find your comfort.” (Isaiah 66:13, NAB)
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Creating New
“Lo, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; The things of the past shall not be remembered or come to mind.” (Isaiah 65:17, NAB)
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The Potter
“Yet, O LORD, you are our father; we are the clay and you the potter: we are all the work of your hands.” (Isaiah 64:7, NAB)
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Our Father
“You, Lord, are our father, our redeemer you are named forever.” (Isaiah 63:16b, NAB)
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As a Bridegroom
“And as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride so shall your God rejoice in you.” (Isaiah 62:5b, LH)
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God’s Garden
“As the earth brings forth its plants and a garden makes growth spring up, So will the Lord God make justice and praise spring up before all the nations.” (Isaiah 61:11, LH)
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The Lord Shines
“See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; But upon you the Lord shines, and over you appears his glory.” (Isaiah 60:2, LH)
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Justice and Praise
“As the earth brings forth its plants, and a garden makes its growth spring up, So will the Lord make justice and praise spring up before all the nations.” (Isaiah 61:11, LH)
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A Full Share
“Now since the children are men of blood and flesh, Jesus likewise had a full share in ours, that by his death he might rob the devil, the prince of death, of his power, and free those who through fear of death had been slaves their whole life long.” (Hebrews 2:14-15, LH)