Tonight, Lord, I come with a simple prayer,
grateful for the day just past
and hopeful for the week ahead…
Bless and keep all those I love, Lord:
stay by their side and guide their steps,
guard and protect them from danger and harm;
fill their hearts with your mercy and peace
fill their hearts with your mercy and peace
let them walk in your light, by day and by night;
And I pray you’ll bless and keep me, too:
lead me along the path of your truth;
school my heart in the ways of your wisdom;
strengthen my will to do what you ask
and fill my heart with your mercy and peace…
Bless the whole world, Lord – all of your people:
the poor and the homeless, the sick and the dying;
the abused and forgotten, the hungry and thirsty;
those who suffer unjust persecution
and those whose lives have been scarred by war…
Bless all your children, Lord, teach us your ways.
to reach out and care for all those in need
and take up the work of justice for all
as the path to the peace you call us to make
Bless us all and protect us, Lord,
hold us safe in the palm of your hand
that awake, we might keep the watch with you
and asleep, find rest in your peace…
that awake, we might keep the watch with you
and asleep, find rest in your peace…
Amen.
Benediction by Alicia A. Lewis
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May the Lord bless you and keep you,
may he make his face shine upon you
and be gracious unto you
Walking in the light, in the day or night,
Christ the Lord is always near you,
every day, all the way, watching over you.
May the Lord bless you!
