WALKING WITH JESUS
LENTEN PRAYERS 2015
Flooded trails at Montrose Beach
Dunes, Chicago, Illinois, November 1, 2014.
WEEK 6
When the trails on the front
cover were swamped by damaging waves from a fall storm, the simplest thing
would have been to give up on getting to the shoreline and seeing the birds
that were there. I could have waded
through the knee high water easily enough, but I threaded my way around and
eventually reached a few of the higher spots.
When we are journeying with
Jesus, he typically shows us a way around the obstacles that confront us. “He leads us in right paths” as Psalm 23
tells us (paraphrased). We can trust
Jesus to get us where Jesus leads and sends us.
Day 29: Monday
Mark 6:45-56
Jesus, we are not quick
learners. We often fail to understand
your capacity to generate abundance. We
often fail to perceive how You are sovereign in the circumstances of our lives.
We tend to become fearful in
many situations, especially those that we find difficult to comprehend. When we are fearful, and confused, we often
fail to see your presence and your action among us and become more afraid.
We fear that we will lose
our grip on the things that provide our security. We fear that You are just an expression of
overblown imaginations that has no bearing on our real lives. We fear that You will lead us into greater
dangers than the ones You have already overcome. We fear that You will make demands that are
beyond our ability and that we find unappealing.
We fear that, in the end,
our faith will fall flat and we will prove to be unworthy of the time You have
spent with us, your careful instruction, and your many gifts.
Do not give up on us! Keep leading.
Keep teaching. Keep showing us
your ability to provide and to heal.
Open our eyes. Calm our
fears. Soften our hearts that we may
walk with You in confidence. Amen.
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