Sermon Text: Luke 1:39-55
That we may say "Yes" to You and glorify You in gratitude
God, our Creator and Redeemer, we rejoice in You. We rejoice because You fill our lives with your presence. You invite and enable us to participate in meaningful ways in the work that You are doing to restore all of creation through Christ Jesus.
God, we rejoice because You remember your covenant with Abraham to bless all nations through him. You keep the humble in mind and make a way for them amid the loud, competitive, and even abusive claims and actions of the proud.
God, we rejoice because You act in both subtle and dramatic ways that alter human history and individual fortunes. You act mercifully and bless widely and in unexpected ways.
Wondrous One, enable us to say “Yes” to your call upon our lives. May we glorify You in gratitude, discern your intention for our lives and for all of creation, and speak and live in prophetic ways that witness both to our neighbors and to powers that resist your life-giving ways. Amen.
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