PRAISE AND GLORY: PRAYERS OF PRAISE ENGAGING THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
DAY 33 - FRIDAY
God promises to all who trust in the gospel
forgiveness of sins and fullness of grace.
God of Mercy,
You who are incomparable in
your practice of forgiveness,
we rejoice in your great
love.
We thank You for your
patience in drawing us to You
and in forgiving us our many
sins.
Without your forgiveness our
lives
would be characterized by
barrenness and brutality.
Because You forgive us, new
possibilities arise before us.
You free us from the burden
and control of past rebellion
and even from the shame
of common failures that
plague us so often.
You release us from our dreadful
fear of condemnation
to live courageously in a
world of hard choices.
You provide an Advocate who
intercedes for us
when we do sin, and who
enables us to remain in your friendship.
You energize us to practice
forgiveness
toward our sisters and brothers
so that the Church of Jesus Christ
from manipulation and
coercion, grow into the freedom you intend,
and perceive a measure of
your glory among us.
O great and loving God! There is none like You!
You are all our hope and
joy. Amen.
Scripture: Micah 7:18-20; Galatians 5:1; Romans 8:1-2; 2
Timothy 1:3-7;
1 John 2:1-2; Matthew 6:9-15,
18:21-35
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