WISE STEWARDS: LENTEN PRAYERS 2017
Day 10 – Saturday
Proverbs
15:16
God of peace, we worship You
with hope and seek your peace for ourselves and for our many neighbors.
But we are frequently
restless and anxious. Our anxiety fuels chaotic and fearful thinking that
pushes us to accumulate more. We become dissatisfied with what You have
provided and what we truly need and we crave new things. We exploit and find
ourselves in competition with other people (near and far) as we add to our
fortune and attempt to quell the empty and desperate feelings that we have. We
lie awake at night, worrying about loss and planning for the protection of the
resources we are hoarding.
God, You know us better than we know
ourselves. You know our deep anxiety and fearfulness. You know our nagging
craving for more. And You are able to change us. You are able to transform our
minds and wean us from our insatiable cravings.
Transform us! Enable us to
trust You for our well-being. Calm our anxious minds. Heal our relationships.
Let your peace fill our lives and let us share that peace with our neighbors.
Amen.
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