LENTEN PRAYERS 2018: PRAYING THE DAILY GOSPEL
SATURDAY 2
Mark 2:23-3:6
Sabbath Creator, we barely comprehend the conflict that Jesus had with
some leaders over the keeping of Sabbath. We are so busy in our anxiety about
managing our finances, managing the way we are perceived, arranging for our
security, and managing the world that we have little experience of Sabbath
rest.
We rejoice that You created Sabbath as sacred time in which we may trust
fully in your provision for us. Deepen our trust! Let that trust enable us to
find a day of true rest, each week, and let it bring elements of Sabbath rest
into each of our days.
We rejoice that Jesus, like most Jews, understood Sabbath as a
life-giving day and that he acted in ways that renewed life. Enable us to
discern the difference between anxious, self-focused labor and generous,
life-energizing responses that liberate and heal others, then act accordingly.
In action and in rest, help us trust You fully. Amen.
Thoughts, and prayers from Pastor David Antieau at St. Nicolai United Church of Christ
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