Blessing of Prayer Squares and Shawls

 

O Lord our God, maker of all things, you have blessed us with so many gifts – 

a good eye for color, the ability to knit fine stitches, and the skills to develop

new and exciting patterns. Now we offer these prayer squares and shawls as

the fruits of our labors. 

We dedicate these beautiful squares and shawls to your service, trusting that

your love will go wherever each item is sent, making each one more than just

strands of yarn knitted together. 

There is no way for us to imagine the power and effect an act of love can have

on a person’s life, how you can use something as small as a prayer square or 

prayer shawl to radiate your love from us to the world. 

May these be used in your service and become blessings for all those who 

receive them. 

Lord, we know that all we possess comes from your loving hand. Give us 

grace to honor you with all of our being: draw our hearts to you, guide our

minds, fill our imaginations, and enhance our wills, so that we may be 

wholly yours. 

Use us as you will, always to your glory and welfare of your people. Amen.

 

(Written for the “Sew and Sews” of Lynden UMC, Lynden Washington

adapted by Sue Wyatt)