Lord, thank you for grace. Please help us move beyond the hurdles that trip us up and give us the strength and wisdom to look up and see the hope we run toward in Christ. We pray for all of God's people, especially these persons: 

• David Wu, Retirement     
• Lee Gale, Retirement     
• Jodi Cataldo, Luke 10 Team- Edgeley/ Ashley Emmanuel/ Lehr and Ellendale Presbyterian UMC/PCUSA
• Penelope Eberhart, Retirement    
• Mary Ann Sheldon, Retirement    
• David Birkeland, Retired- OPROV Minnesota Conference 
• Paul Budd, EXT- John Knox Village, Lee's Summit, MO 
• David Jacobsen, EXT- Boston Univ School of Theology, Boston, MA