Tag: January

These prompts are provided for worship leaders as they prepare the prayers of intercession for weekly worship. The prompts are prepared by several leaders in the ELCA and reflect current world and national events. You are encouraged to adapt and add other concerns for your local context, including staying informed of events and concerns in your synod. Intercession prompts: For residents of Tongo, following devastating volcanic eruption, and for all areas feeling effects of the event… For members of the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, following last week’s hostage crisis… For Asian American communities grieving acts of racial violence……

Angie Larson, Alexandria, MN Warm-up Question Have you ever ordered something online and received something you didn’t expect? What was it? What I Got vs. What I Ordered On the internet there’s a meme out there called “what I got vs. what I ordered.” There are hundreds of stories of people getting something very different than they asked for. One man ordered a rug for his room but didn’t check the dimensions. He ended up with a rug that was no larger than a napkin. For her daughter’s birthday, a mom ordered a cake featuring  Elsa from Frozen; what came…

These prompts are provided for worship leaders as they prepare the prayers of intercession for weekly worship. The prompts are prepared by several leaders in the ELCA and reflect current world and national events. You are encouraged to adapt and add other concerns for your local context, including staying informed of events and concerns in your synod. Intercession prompts: For rescue and recovery efforts in Southern Africa following Tropical Storm Ana… For ongoing rescue and relief efforts in Tongo… For the work of the Coast Guard and other search and rescue personnel, and for family members of those missing following…