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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 3About 40 seconds aloud

Lord Jesus, you have fed us here, and now you send us out. Open our eyes to the needs of the people we will meet this week, and give us willing hands to meet them. Let each of us use the gift you have given, “as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (1 Peter 4:10). “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). Amen.

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Le Greco, Pentecôte, dans un cadre doré au mur : les apôtres et Marie sous la colombe, une flamme au-dessus de chaque tête
« Et ils furent tous remplis du Saint-Esprit, et se mirent à parler… selon que l'Esprit leur donnait de s'exprimer. »Actes 2:4 · Le Greco, la Pentecôte, vers 1600, Musée du Prado

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