Prayer for the Nineteenth Week After Pentecost

God Almighty,

Your voice has called the world into being.
Your power sustains all the earth.
Your mercy is extended to all humankind.

As a thirsty man yearns for a cup of water,
so may we yearn for your presence.

And filled with the water that never leaves us thirsty again,
may we give a cup of water to those who are in need,
through prayer, through love and through word and deed.

Amen