Prayer for July 15-21, 2012
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 6:1-19
That we may be free
to respond to You without reserve
Almighty God, in the midst of our attempts to honor and serve
You, and in the very center of our celebrations of your presence, we are
sometimes stunned to silence and anger when unexpected disaster strikes in our
midst.
Fear overtakes us. Doubts arise.
Our worship is subdued. Our
service is offered in pain. We want
answers, explanations, but none are forthcoming.
After a time, when
we realize that You continue to act in goodness toward diverse people, including
many who would seem to stand outside of the community of faith, we take
heart. We turn to You and seek your
presence. We worship You with joy that
is intensified by our prior losses.
God of all, free
us to let go of ourselves in order to respond to You without reserve. Free us from worrying about the assessment
others would make of our faith, in order to be all and only for You.
Though some of us
can no longer dance well, our hearts dance wildly because of our delight in
You. Amen.
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