Prayer for September 4-10, 2016
Sermon Text: Philemon 1-21
That we may help create paths to
freedom for those who are enslaved
Liberating, Loving God,
enable us to act in love in all of our relationships. Enable us to set aside
our desire to control others and make them subservient to our will. Enable us to be people of forgiveness who forgive as we have been
forgiven. Enable us to be dear sisters and brothers to one another, practicing
hospitality and generosity with gladness.
Make us sensitive to the
many forms of bondage and slavery that continue to exist in our world today.
Help us discern desires and practices that are made possible by the
exploitation, servitude and diminishment of other people, and enable us to
alter those desires and practices in ways that help create paths to freedom.
Open our eyes to see the
ways of justice. Open our lips to speak a prophetic word that calls for your
justice to be done. Shape our character and action to reflect your just ways.
Amen.
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