Let us pray for Scouts, for Scouters, and for all people.
Lord, in your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
Because we have failed in the trust others placed in us,
we pray for forgiveness and for renewal to be trustworthy.
Lord, in your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For strength to be loyal to our calling in baptism as his
disciples in the world. Lord, in your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For forgiveness when we saw the need to help and passed
that need by, when we failed to ask if we could be helpful
to a friend or a stranger. Lord, in your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For the spirit to be friendly to all people and even to
those who are unfriendly to us. Lord, in your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For the gift of courtesy to all people but especially to
the elderly, the disabled, and little children. Lord in
your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For a heart that rejoices in being kind to people, to
animals, and to earth on which we live. Lord, in your
mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For the will to discipline ourselves to be obedient to
the will of our God, and not to our selfish desires.
Lord, in your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For a cheerful spirit to see us through disappointing
events in our lives, for a faith that believes God will
bring some good even from events that cause us pain
and sadness. Lord, in your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For an appreciation that all that we have is the gift of
our gracious God, for a mind and a heart that will be
thrifty in managing the resources God has entrusted to
our care. Lord, in your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For the courage not to be afraid of doing what is right
and to be brave in working for justice. Lord, in your
mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For the will to work to keep clean our minds, our hearts,
and our land. Lord, in your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
For the gift of reverence for God who values all that he
has created; for reverence for people, for animal life,
for the earth and all its resources—all precious in
God's sight. Lord, in your mercy,
Scouts:
Hear our prayer.
Leader:
Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all the people and
all the needs we bring before you in our prayers, trusting
in your mercy, through our Lord, Jesus Christ.
