The following is an excellent example of a pastoral intercessory prayer during a worship service. It was delivered by Pastor Jason the second Sunday of the year. Note that there is a TIME theme and a bookend proclamation of the Potentate of Time.

Notice the quotes from scripture and hymns.  See that there is Praise and Adoration as well as Supplication.  In this particular prayer, the requests are general, for the whole congregation.

 

Lord, we praise you.

As the wonderful hymn says, Crown Him the Lord of years, the potentate of time.

You are the King of all ages, The Lord of time. There is none like you

 

And as we begin this new year we rejoice that You are our God and we are Your people.

Your steadfast love never ceases, Your mercies never come to an end.

Let us not forget that as we begin this new year They are new every morning.

Great is your faithfulness. And even as your mercies are new every morning, So they are new every year

 

As we enter into this year. There is none we would rather have at our side, Over our head,.Governing our souls and bodies than You.

We pray, O Lord, that you would keep us. Keep us in the palm of your hand.

Guard our hearts, guard our minds, guard our very souls.

Lead us not into temptation, deliver us from evil.

Grow us in our love for you and one another. Help us to consider others better than ourselves

 

For those entering this year with grief, comfort them. Give them a new day

For those struggling with sickness, illness, grant them bodily health. Give them new life

For those wrestling with dark thoughts, lift the cloud. Give them light

For those in our midst struggling with loneliness, Give them a companion, a friend, a wife or husband.

For those restless, anxious, and disquiet –  Give them peace

For those questioning, Give them answers.

For those lost, Give them You.

 

Ah, Lord, we would pray that for all of us

In this new year, give us more of You. We want to see more of You.   We want to delight more in You

We want to witness more of Your mighty hand, Your working, Your will being done on earth as it is in heaven

Your goodness ministering to the needy, Your peace coming to bear upon our souls and the souls of those around us, Your joy coursing through our hearts, Your love moving our affections

Give us more of You. That is our great prayer in this New Year

Give us more of You

 

The steadfast love the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul.  “Therefore I will hope in him.”

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

And in that we rejoice as this new year begins.

Praise to you, O Father of Ages, O King Eternal, O Potentate of Time