Sermon Text: Mark 1:29-39
That we may be liberated agents of your freedom
Master of our lives, Sovereign among us, we rejoice that your presence among us was a demonstration of the healing power of your reign. We rejoice that neither sickness nor demonic possession could frustrate or defeat your purpose. We rejoice that You are Healer and Liberator and that You have healed and liberated us by your generous and compassionate presence.
Forgive us for our habit of submitting to forms of bondage that You have already defeated in our lives. Forgive us when we stubbornly refuse to accept the renewal and freedom that You always offer to us. Move us to readiness for your healing action.
Heal us now. Heal us again. Bring wholeness to our bodies and our minds and to all of creation. Defeat every form of bondage that we have chosen for ourselves, whether we know it or fail, so far, to perceive it. Make us liberated agents of your freedom. Amen.
Thoughts, and prayers from Pastor David Antieau at St. Nicolai United Church of Christ
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