Prayer for June 7-13, 2020
Sermon Text: Genesis 1:1-2:4a
That we may trust You when threatened by chaos and despair
God of Israel, and God of all people, we
rejoice in your creation, which sustains us all. We rejoice, also, in your
ability to act in chaotic times, when individual or communal lives have
spiraled into chaos brought about by military aggression, natural disaster, or
by our own sinfulness, idolatry and injustice.
You are not defeated by the chaos that
overwhelms and defeats us. You are not
defeated by the chaos that we generate. Your abilities are not bound and
limited by any circumstance that confuses, ensnares, or otherwise diminishes
us.
When things seem unchangeable and
hopeless, when we are tempted to despair, You are able to act to bring new life
in great variety. You are able to sustain the weak and weary. You are able to
gather exiles and immigrants. You are able to give release and rest.
We trust You to do new creation among us!
Transform us individually and communally. May the whole earth rejoice as You do
new wonders among us. Amen.
Thoughts, and prayers from Pastor David Antieau at St. Nicolai United Church of Christ
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Prayer for May 31-June 6, 2020
Sermon Text: Acts 2:1-21
That we may live in generous, loving ways that are based in the unity your Spirit creates
God of all creation and all people, we rejoice that You have kept your promises to your people, Israel. We rejoice in the new creation that You were doing at Pentecost. We rejoice that You poured out your Spirit without separating men and women or young and old.
We are thankful that your Spirit enables us to understand each other in new ways. We are thankful that your Spirit gives us energy to speak your word in witness to each other and to the world that You love so deeply.
Forgive us when we resist the guidance of your Spirit. Forgive us when we refuse the reconciliation that your Spirit is working among us. Forgive us when we withhold words and acts of witness for which the world yearns.
Let us live in generous and loving ways that are based on the unity that your Spirit has created and now nurtures among us. May everything we do bring honor to You. Amen.
Sermon Text: Acts 2:1-21
That we may live in generous, loving ways that are based in the unity your Spirit creates
God of all creation and all people, we rejoice that You have kept your promises to your people, Israel. We rejoice in the new creation that You were doing at Pentecost. We rejoice that You poured out your Spirit without separating men and women or young and old.
We are thankful that your Spirit enables us to understand each other in new ways. We are thankful that your Spirit gives us energy to speak your word in witness to each other and to the world that You love so deeply.
Forgive us when we resist the guidance of your Spirit. Forgive us when we refuse the reconciliation that your Spirit is working among us. Forgive us when we withhold words and acts of witness for which the world yearns.
Let us live in generous and loving ways that are based on the unity that your Spirit has created and now nurtures among us. May everything we do bring honor to You. Amen.
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