Prayer for May 8-14, 2016
Sermon Text: Acts 16:16-34
That we may be agents of your liberating love
God of wonders, we rejoice
that You are able to break every chain. You are able to bring new life and
joyful freedom from every form of bondage, those we take upon ourselves and those that
are pressed upon us by other people and by powers that seem beyond our control.
Forgive us when we clutch
our chains as though they were our salvation. Forgive us when we profit from
keeping other people in bondage. Forgive us when we seek our freedom everywhere
but in Christ.
Enable us to face the truth
about those things that bind us. Show us where we are ensnared in ways that we
do not yet recognize. Free us from every form of bondage: our sins, fears, and
addictions, our devotion to false gods, the oppressive actions of others, and
even our own narrow vision.
Transform us! Then let our
lives be a sign that draws others to your liberating and transforming
love. Amen.
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