LENTEN PRAYERS 2018: PRAYING THE DAILY GOSPEL
SECOND
TUESDAY
Mark 3:20-35
God of
wisdom, we rejoice that You sent your Chosen One, Jesus, to walk and work among
us as Agent of your reign of peace and justice.
But we must
confess that we are often as confused and aggravated by Jesus as family, who
thought he was mentally ill, and spiritual leaders, who thought he was
possessed by the epitome of evil spirits.
Sometimes
Jesus’ authority seems simply abrasive to us. Sometimes his call upon our lives
seems impossibly difficult. Sometimes his vision for a world where forgiveness,
healing, liberation, justice and peace are lived by a people of courageous
fidelity seems like a taunting fantasy.
In spite of
days of confusion and doubt, we continue to hold on to hope that You are doing
a new thing in, among, and through us, by Jesus. We continue to listen for the
Spirit of Christ instructing and guiding us into the future You are creating.
We continue to draw near for worship, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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