God of power and justice,
like Jeremiah you weep over those
who wander from you,
turn aside to other gods,
and enter into chaos and destruction.
By your tears and through your mercy,
teach us your ways
and write them on our hearts
so that we may follow faithfully
the path you show us. Amen.

Living God, you formed us in the womb
and appointed us to be prophets to the nations.
Stretch out your hand to cure our infirmity
and dispel our fear,
that we may know the freedom of serving you in Christ
and proclaim the wonders you have done. Amen.

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Prayers from the Revised Common Lectionary