Sermon Text: Genesis 32:22-31
That You will bring us gently to submission
You who meet us in the midst of our fearful schemes, who come to us during our nightmare hours, and wrestle with us, disable all of our efforts to resist You. Bring us to submission by whatever moves You must make.
We have failed in our efforts to make our own lives secure. We have failed to create the peace we desire. We have failed to root out the rebellion and anger that diminish us.
Yet we consistently turn from the trust You invite us to practice. We persist in attempting to shape and control our lives by our own ingenuity.
God, we know that You are able to overcome every obstacle to obedience and trust, even the resistance of our hearts. Do so with gentleness. Help us to acknowledge and take delight in your many provisions and acts of protection.
You are for us even when You oppose us. Though we see You dimly, we will trust in You. Amen.
Thoughts, and prayers from Pastor David Antieau at St. Nicolai United Church of Christ
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