Prayer

Prayer for Young Persons
(BCP p829)

God our Father, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing after selfish goals. Help them to take failure, not as a measure of their worth, but as a chance for a new start. Give them strength to hold their faith in you, and to keep alive their joy in your creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


Note: This week’s prayer is for Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie’s three daughters. Ruth, their oldest, lives in Chicago. Hannah, the middle child, was recently ordained to the deaconate and will be ordained a priest, God willing, in December. She and her partner in ministry, Christina Vance, were featured in the religion section of the Albany Times Union today. They have moved into an apartment near RPI in Troy, and they are starting a home church, which they call “Oaks of Righteousness”. Their focus will be RPI students and an outreach to the poor in North Central Troy. And you all know of Lydia, who is with her parents in Peru, but applying to colleges in the U.S.

All three girls (and Christina) are well-grounded in their faith and we expect that there will not be many failures, but those that do happen, will be good learning experiences.

Lord, we pray for the three Mudge daughters. We thank You for the good upbringing provided by Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie and the deep faith that they have in You. They are truly gifts of joy. We pray Lord for their individual lives and aspirations. We pray for Ruth for a career in music and for a satisfying personal life. We pray for Hannah and Christina as they start their ministry. May Oaks of Righteousness be truly fruitful in bringing RPI students into your kingdom and helping out the less fortunate in Troy. And we pray for Lydia about the college application process. Help her to finish all the paper work and may she be accepted at the college that is best for her and for your plans for her life. Thank You, Lord, for these delightful young ladies. Amen.