Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Creating Access and Inclusion in Worship

INTERCESSIONS

• For world leaders, that they might be inspired by a vision of the world where every human being deserves respect and is welcome to fully participate in and contribute to society…we pray to the Lord.



• For Church leaders, that they might fully embrace Jesus' example of emptying himself and therefore expect to find God's revelation in many surprising places in the church and in the world…we pray to the Lord.



• For our own parish community, that we might have the eyes to truly see both the gifts and the needs of our fellow parishioners and to remove all barriers that keep others from joining us at the table of the Lord…we pray to the Lord.



• For those in our community who suffer the pain of exclusion based on disabilities or limits, that we might welcome them to full participation and we might become even more so the body of Christ…we pray to the Lord.

Developed by: Prepare the Word: Homilies from the heart that hit home, True Quest Communications Chicago, IL
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