Prayer for December 23-29, 2012
Sermon Text: Luke 1:39-55
That every moment of
our lives may be a moment of praise
O that every fiber of our being would be attuned to your
presence among us, God our Savior! O
that our response to your presence would be blessing, thanksgiving and praise!
We bless You for
Mary who welcomed your presence and offered herself as your servant. We bless You for the child who leaped in
Elizabeth’s womb. We bless You for the
sensitivity and boldness given to Elizabeth by your Holy Spirit, and for the
words of blessing that poured from her mouth.
We bless You for Mary’s prophetic song about your great transforming
work on behalf of your people.
We rejoice, God of
all creation, that You were at work in Mary and Elizabeth and their unborn
children, and that You are at work, now, to put creation right—to remember and
raise up and satisfy those who have been oppressed, to transform human systems into
sources of your blessing.
God, we rejoice
that the Coming One, Jesus, has come, and has drawn us to you, and has
transformed our lives. May every moment
of our lives be a moment of praise!
Amen.
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