Prayer for November 3-9, 2013
Sermon Text: Luke 18:9-14 (a member of the congregation is preaching for me this Sunday)
That we may seek
your presence with enthusiasm and joy
Jesus, our desire to see You and be in your presence has
often been so strong, so urgent, that we have exerted ourselves in order to
skirt every obstacle so that we might draw near You.
When we have done
so, we have discovered that You are alert to our presence and aware of our
longing.
We realize that
your own word has drawn us near. The
history of your great and generous acts has compelled us to seek You and answer
your invitation.
When we find You,
we find that your word challenges us at the core of our being and calls us to a
new way of living.
We learn, also,
that You act with generosity, welcome and rescue even as others doubt you and try
to set limits on your outgoing and overwhelming love.
Jesus, we thank
You for seeing us in our need, befriending us, and enabling us to live new
lives. Amen.
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