Psalm 123
To you I lift up my eyes,
O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
2 As the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
until he has mercy upon us.
3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of contempt.
4 Our soul has had more than its fill
of the scorn of those who are at ease,
of the contempt of the proud.
Prayer
Eternal God, we rejoice in the gift of life, which we have received by your grace, and the new life you give in Jesus Christ. Especially we thank you for
the love of our families…
the affection of our friends…
strength and abilities to serve your purpose today…
this community in which we live…
opportunities to give as we have received…
(Other prayers of thanksgiving.)
God of grace, we offer our prayers for the needs of others and commit ourselves to serve them even as we have been served in Jesus Christ. Especially we pray for
those closest to us, families, friends, neighbors…
refugee and homeless men, women, and children…
the outcast and the persecuted…
those from whom we are estranged…
the church in Africa…
(Other prayers of intercession.)
In Christ we pray, Amen.