WALKING WITH JESUS
LENTEN PRAYERS 2015
Days 2-4 and first Sunday
Day 2: Thursday
Mark 1: 9-11
Christ Jesus, we rejoice that You identified with your people and their
longing for forgiveness, for an end to their exile, and for God to return to
them in sovereignty for Israel and all nations.
We rejoice
We rejoice that, in the immediate aftermath of your baptism, the Spirit
of God came to rest upon You and God affirmed your identity as Beloved Son.
We have followed You into the waters of baptism. We have found the forgiveness that You have
made available to us. We rejoice in God’s
presence and sovereignty which You have made real in our lives. We rejoice in You daily! Amen.
Day 3: Friday
Mark 1:14-15
Jesus, like many we have heard your word that God’s reign is near. We look around us and we do not always see
evidence that this is so, but we have turned to You in repentance. We believe the good news that You have
announced to us, and we trust that in You God’s reign really has come near.
Let your word grow in us and come to fruition in our lives as we live
each day with facts on the ground that seem to deny what we have heard. Enable us to perceive your presence among us,
even when You are working in subtle or hidden ways.
Attune our lives to your sovereign will for us. Amen.
Day 4: Saturday
Mark 1:16-20
Christ Jesus, we rejoice that You have called us to follow You. We have begun the journey with You even
though we did not clearly understand where You would lead us and what You would
demand of us.
Some of us followed immediately when we heard your word. Some of us responded more slowly, waiting for
You to convince us by acts of power and authority. Some you have called from familiar labor to
serve beside You in spreading the good news of God’s reign present in You. Some You have empowered to serve You in the
marketplace, in politics, education, art, and every other part of our shared
social lives.
We rejoice to walk beside You. We
thank You for your companionship. We
pray that You will enable us to cast the net of your good news widely and
freely so that others are drawn to You.
We are your servants! Help us to
serve You well. Amen.
First Sunday
If
you are able to do so, take a walk. If
you are unable to walk, take a walk in your memory and imagination. Consider this as you walk: When and where did
you take your first steps in your walk with Jesus? If you cannot remember first steps, consider
this: When did you become conscious that you were following Jesus as his
companion and disciple?
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