Prayer for September 8-14, 2013
Sermon Text: Philemon 1-21
That we may love
without distinction
Living God, fill us with love for all your people and enable
us to love, without distinction, even those with whom we disagree.
Enable us to
witness boldly about your presence and action and see, more completely, the
goodness that we receive from You through Jesus Christ.
Enable us to be a
source of refreshment and joy for our sisters and brothers who face great
trials.
Help us to see that
we really are brothers and sisters in Christ and that we are all deeply valued
by You. Let this understanding be the
catalyst for liberating each other from every form of control that we have used
to hold others in bondage to us.
Enable us to
abandon the hierarchical ways of thinking and acting that have characterized so
much of “normal” human relating – even in the church.
Help us live fully
into the life of grace, generosity, freedom, and peace that You intend for
us. Amen.
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