Prayers from The Apostolic Constitutions 11
I pray for my community and neighbours......
Blessed are you, Lord God, who nourishes the whole creation
and provides food for all. Fill the hearts of my neighbours with joy
and may they always have sufficient, to prosper in every good work,
through Christ Jesus our Lord, to whom glory, honour, and power
belongs for ever.^42
I pray for my church and the church of Christ......
I pray for the holy, catholic and apostolic church which is spread
from one end of the earth to the other; preserve and keep it unshaken
and free from the storms of this life, founded upon Christ, until the
end of the world.^43
I pray for all in authority and for the needs of the world......
Lord, through your power and by our obedience, sustain and
clothe the needy, rescue the persecuted, deliver those in slavery or
unjustly made captive. Console the abused and for those condemned
to death on account of the name of Christ prepare eternal glory.^44
Our Father......
Conclusion
What life is long enough for me to be thankful? You have delivered
me from unbelief and ignorance. You sent Christ among us as a man,
the only begotten God. You have made the Comforter live among us;
you have set angels to guard us and put the devil to shame. You take
daily care of your creation; you measure out life and give food. Glory
and worship is yours for all this, through Jesus Christ, in the Holy
Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.^45