Litanies
Litany for the Easter Season
The Litany for this prayer is the Hebrew words: AMEN meaning
I believe it! I stand for it! I have faith in it! and ALLELUIA
meaning Praise the Lord!
Prayer
Gracious God of the Universe,
in Your goodness You share life and beauty.
We thank You for sending Jesus,
who suffered, died and rose to new life.
As we gather for (name of the group that is meeting)
we present our needs and praise You proclaiming:
AMEN! ALLELUIA!
Options to add to prayer:
For a sense of gratitude for people with whom we work,
we proclaim: AMEN! ALLELUIA!
For listening hearts attentive to Your Word,
we proclaim: AMEN! ALLELUIA!
For the natural beauty of lakes, trees and all living things,
we proclaim: AMEN! ALLELUIA!
For the symbol of the cross calling us to forgiveness,
reconciliation and peace,
we proclaim: AMEN! ALLELUIA!
For people and situations that seem too good to be true,
we proclaim: AMEN! ALLELUIA!
For this time and place calling us to a fuller expression of
Your loving care, we proclaim: AMEN! ALLELUIA!
For the Spirit of Wisdom, hidden and manifest
in everyone present here, we proclaim: AMEN! ALLELUIA!
For insight into the expression of our Mission and
living out of our Core Values, we proclaim: AMEN! ALLELUIA!
With faith and hope we begin (this meeting, this day)
trusting You, God, to send Your Holy Spirit to be with us.
We ask this through Jesus, the Christ, our Lord,
and so we proclaim: AMEN! ALLELUIA!
Litany of Gratitude
Blest are You, God of Creation,
in love You give and sustain all that is.
With grateful hearts we say: THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the dawn of this new day, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the life that is ours, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the majestic oak tree, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the evergreen tree, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the song of a bird, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the little May flower, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the beautiful sunrise, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the colorful rainbow, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the gentle falling rain, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For someone who cares, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For a star to wish on, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the changing moon, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For the gift of friendship, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
For sending Your Son, Jesus, You have been generous:
THANKS BE TO GOD!
Praise, honor and glory be to You, God of Creation
both now and forever. AMEN.
Litany of Praise
Blest are You God of the Universe,
to everything You give being, life and breath.
We praise You and thank You this day and say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For the gift of life, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For our parents and family, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For the season of (spring, summer, fall or winter), we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For trees, flowers and all that grows, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For the sun, moon and all the stars, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For insects that fly and worms that crawl, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For all the wild and tame animals, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For the rain and dew, ice and snow, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For fire and heat, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For light and darkness, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For nights and days, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For the strong wind and gentle breeze, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For lightning and clouds, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For the riches of the earth, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
For all Your saints and angels, we say:
BLEST BE GOD!
Glory and praise to You, Lord God, forever and ever.
AMEN.