Prayer for September 13-19, 2015
Sermon Text: Mark 8:27-38
That
we may comprehend and cling to God’s priorities
Jesus, in spite of the faith statements that we have claimed as our own
and repeated together in our worship, some days we are unclear about who You
really are. We think about You as
challenging Prophet or wise Teacher, but fail to perceive that You are God’s
Chosen Sovereign and Healer of every dimension of human life and creation.
In our confusion, we want to avoid your nonviolent walk in the way of
suffering, rejection and death. But when
we resist your chosen path, we experience your rebuke and correction.
Enable us to comprehend and cling to God’s priorities. Give us courage to follow You in the way of
the cross—the way of suffering. Enable
us to abandon our efforts at self-preservation in order to give all for
You. Give us courage to share your
presence and your word with the world.
Free us from any shame we may have about being your people and
representing You in the world. Amen.
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