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  World AIDS Day 2002
December 1st
 
 
 
 

 

The Lord's Day

Prayer of Hope

God of Hope
All of us are affected by HIV/AIDS
At this time of Advent Hope,
As we prepare for the coming of your son into this world
We give thanks for signs of hope . . .
For growing understanding
For changing attitudes and behavior
For greater awareness and concern in your church.
May we communicate Your hope to one another
As we travel on together.

God of Unity
Bind us together with strong ties of love
That this church community may be a place where
All can find acceptance,
May it be a place of welcome for all affected by HIV/AIDS. Amen

 
         

Prayer:

God of all compassion,
Comfort your sons and daughters
Who live with HIV.
Spread over us all your blanket of Mercy,
Love and Peace.

Open our eyes to your presence
Reflected in their faces.
Open our ears to your truth
Echoing in their hearts.

Give us that strength
To weep with the grieving,
To walk with the lonely,
To stand with the depressed.

May our love mirror your love
For those who live in fear,
Who live under stress and
Who stuffer rejection.

God of life, help us to build a world in which
No one dies alone and where
Everyone lives accepted
Wanted and loved. Amen

Prayers taken from CCAP Pastors' Packet for World AIDS Day, 2002.

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