LENTEN
PRAYERS 2018: PRAYING THE DAILY GOSPEL
FOURTH
SUNDAY
John 6:27-40
Jesus,
Savior, we have sought You for many things. Most of the time our seeking has
been motivated by our physical needs: food, water, clothing, shelter, health
and healing, personal security, and the like. You take such needs seriously and
have promised to meet our true needs as we follow You and serve God’s reign
with gladness.
But
fulfilling those needs seldom satisfies our deepest hunger: to know God and
live in God’s presence. We need more! And You are that more!
You give us
new life that is durable. You nourish and energize us by your presence, by word
and action. When we stay close to You, follow You, and carry on the ministry
that You have done among us, we discover satisfaction that we could not create
or conjure for ourselves.
You are
divine gift. You are Bread that is never consumed. You are bread that gives new
life and energy. You are bread that satisfies. We have sought You because You
have called and drawn us to yourself and fed us the bread of your presence.
Hallelujah! Amen.
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