PRAYING FOR GOD’S REIGN: LENTEN
PRAYERS
DAY 17: MONDAY
Our Father
O God, we call You “Our Father,” “Our
Mother,” but we know that we do not possess You. We do not control You. We
cannot manipulate You.
We call You “Our Father and Mother,”
because You created and redeemed us and called us your children. You have
nurtured and protected us. You have given us everything that we need for life
that is full and free. You have embraced, held, and carried us through our most
difficult times of trial and grief.
Because of your great love and generosity,
we have learned to trust You. And so we call upon You with hope in our times of
trial. We praise You with thanksgiving and joy when we receive your generous
gifts and remember other gifts and signs of care in your history with your
people throughout the ages.
We call you “Ours” because You are our
Creator, the fulfillment of our deepest dreams, our fullest joy, and our purest
love. Amen.
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