Maternal God, you love us like a hen who gathers her brood. Secure in your love we pray: God, in your wisdom, hear our prayer. 

Deepen the bonds of love between spouses, and help married couples find support in their faith communities. 

     God, in your wisdom, hear our prayer.  

Inspire greater action to ensure clean water, healthy food, and adequate health care for all people.  

     God, in your wisdom, hear our prayer. 

Favor hospice and social workers with every grace they need to minister to the dying and bereaved.  

     God, in your wisdom, hear our prayer. 

Our Father . . . 

May God help us to grow and abound in love for one another, through Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.