Prayer for April 7-13, 2013
Sermon Text: Acts 5:27-32
That your Spirit may
accomplish your will through our lives
God our Maker, we want to obey You in all things,
particularly as You call us to witness and serve others by the guidance of your
Holy Spirit. Help us, Holy One!
We want to act
with courageous faith when we encounter resistance to your word or to acts of
compassion that truly show forth your love.
Empower us!
Forgive us when we
are more concerned about what others think or say about us than we are about your
call upon our lives and the extension of your reign in every dimension of life.
Let your Spirit
speak and act through us in order that your will may be accomplished. We place all the gifts You have given to us
at your disposal. We place our reputations
and our lives at your disposal. We stake
all that we are and do on your Spirit’s presence and aid. Amen.
Empower us, indeed. Focusing on the human aspect of wanting people to like us makes God's voice harder to hear. Thanks Dave, for this prayer.
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