Dear Lord, I offer prayers for church leaders---pastors, musicians, liturgists, worship participants, teachers, worshipers---who will be involved in Holy Week services and activities beginning tomorrow. It is a busy time for church people. Pastors know that they have opportunity to reach people who are not usually in church during other times of the year, and that can be a daunting prospect. Let your Spirit provide help, inspiration, confidence, and all good gifts during this most sacred week of the Christian year.
I also ask your blessings for Jewish leaders and worshipers during the upcoming Passover season, whose prayers and words include the blessing: "Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and has brought us to this special time."
Historically, the Christian Holy Week has been a very difficult time for Jews in the face of Christian antisemitism, and I ask your blessings for those many people who today seek fellowship, respect, love, and understanding between these two and other religious faiths.
In Your holy name. Amen.
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