Prayer for October 11-17, 2015
Sermon Text: Mark 10:17-31
That we may release
our anxiety and cling to You in trust
Christ Jesus, how
often our wealth limits our ability to hear your word and follow in your
way. We want it all – and heaven too!
We cling to our
wealth. We trust it. We are controlled by resources that we
believe we control. We are unable to see
the ways that we are deceived by our accumulations of money and other material
resources. We are unable to see the
needs of many around us because we are anxious to hold onto what we have
obtained, believing that our future is constantly under threat, but more fully
secured by our wealth.
Help us to release
our anxiety and cling to you instead of to the wealth that has become such a
powerful false god among us. Help us to
open our hands and share generously with our neighbors, particularly those who
live with many unmet needs. Help us to
set aside whatever we must in order to follow where You lead us and participate
in your community of joyful generosity. Amen.
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