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Short prayers for when you are asked to pray aloud.

A prayer for a church service

“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak … as the Spirit gave them utterance.” Acts 2:4. The picture: El Greco, Pentecost, about 1600, Museo del Prado.

Prayer 1 of 5About 20 seconds aloud

Lord God, we have come in from a week of work, worry and ordinary things, and we are here because you called us. Quiet our minds. Open our ears to your Word and our mouths to your praise. Amen.

From Opening Prayers for Church Service: Short Invocations to Read Aloud

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El Greco, Pentecostés, en un marco dorado en la pared: los apóstoles y María bajo la paloma, una llama sobre cada cabeza
“Y fueron todos llenos del Espíritu Santo, y comenzaron a hablar… según el Espíritu les daba que hablasen”.Hechos 2:4 · El Greco, Pentecostés, hacia 1600, Museo del Prado

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