Dear siblings in Christ,
September often brings a return to routine: schools are back in session and many community activities resume. Our congregations anticipate faith formation, music rehearsals, and other ministry groups coming back together. Yet this September, we find ourselves still in the midst of a dangerous pandemic. Plans made in spring and summer are being reconsidered to ensure health and safety. As events change, we are required to be attentive and flexible in our worship planning.
After providing the “Worship in the Home” resource since spring 2020, September 2021 brings a new weekly online resource, “Prompts for Prayers of Intercession.” These brief posts will suggest national and world events and concerns that prayer writers might consider as they prepare for worship. These prompts will be posted on the ELCA Worship Blog on Wednesdays in preparation for the upcoming Sunday.
The apostle Paul calls us to pray without ceasing. The intercessions are one way to pray that looks to the needs of the whole world. Our hope in these new prompts is that we are open to those needs, perhaps ones you’ve not thought of. Of course, worship leaders know the local needs that need to be expressed in their worshiping community. While these “prompts” can be very contextual in terms of time, local leaders can contextualize as needed for place. Wherever you worship, these prompts can be a springboard for the important question: “For what else shall we pray?”
In peace,
Deacon Jennifer Baker-Trinity
Program Manager for Worship Resource Development
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