PRAYING FOR GOD'S REIGN: LENTEN PRAYERS
DAY 14: THURSDAY
Forgive Us our Debts as We Forgive
Our Debtors
O Forgiving One, we rejoice in your many
mercies. We rejoice that You have been
patient with us. We rejoice and thank You for forgiving us in spite of our many
sins of apathy and rebellion.
Forgive us, today, for the ways we have
failed to seek You and submit to your sovereign reign among us. Transform us!
Shape and release us for effective witness and service in your realm of justice
and peace.
Soften our hearts toward our sisters and
brothers. Soften our hearts so that we
may practice mercy and forgiveness in response to the mercy You have shown to
us. Soften our hearts so that we may help
release others from the sin that has bound and enslaved them. Soften our hearts so that we will relinquish the
control that we have exercised over others through our stubborn refusal to
practice mercy.
Let our forgiveness, in response to your
forgiveness, create a spiral of forgiveness that catches many up in new lives
of joyful freedom. Amen.
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