Sunday, August 14, 2016

Prayer for August 14-20, 2016 
Sermon Text: Psalm 80

That we may find our voice when our hearts are desolate

God, we have not often felt such abandonment and despair that tears became our food and drink. We have not often felt such desolation that it seemed that You had fully and angrily rejected our prayers.

When we have felt such rejection and hopelessness, we have not been quick to speak about it. We have typically kept silent and told no one.

Enable us to find our voice. Enable us to speak truly to You when we are feeling desolate and desperate.

Draw our hearts to you in faithfulness. Where there has been slippage between our faith claims and our faith practices, enable our repentance, heal and restore us, and enable us to praise You with our full being.  

Turn your face to us! You are our healing and our delight! Amen.

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