We misunderstand the liturgy if we feel that it permits us to remain at ease in Zion; every worshipper is a priest who has a lively concern for the well-being of his fellow man. So in a night liturgy of intercession we pray:
For all who tonight in any place stand in need of love and protection:
Hear us, good Lord.
On those beset by temptation;
On those who have yielded in the hour of trial;
On those who are in mortal sin;
On those who are given up to worldiness and have forgotten Thee;
On those who have never known Thee;
And on those who in this hour are in danger of losing Thee forever:
Have mercy, good Lord.
Earnest Koenker, *Worship in Word and Sacrament* pp. 103, 104.
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