Prayer for October 18-24, 2015
Sermon Text: Mark 10:35-45
That we may abandon
our imagined greatness and serve others with joy
Christ, You call us to follow You, but somehow we sometimes imagine that we are too good to simply follow. Certainly we should be in charge of others! Certainly others should be serving us and deferring to us and standing in awe of our greatness. Certainly we should have special positions of honor close to your side.
You invite us to
keep following You. You assure us that
if we do so we will have a share in your suffering and death. You instruct us that the way of greatness is
the way of service. And you show us that
way of service by your own daily example and by your suffering and death on our
behalf, and on behalf of the entire creation.
Enable us to
understand the life to which You have called us. Enable us to set aside inflated visions of
our own importance in order to follow your example of service to each
other. Enable us to set aside
competition for highest honors among our sisters and brothers.
Forgive us when we
think and act as though following You were meant to enhance our image and make
others subservient to us. Forgive us
when we fail to give our lives in service of your reign and in service of our
neighbors.
Transform our
pride into willing and joyful service.
Amen.
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