Prayer for January 13-19, 2013
Sermon Text: Luke 3:15-22
That we may be
beloved and pleasing daughters and sons
God of all, help us to be clear about our relationship to
Christ Jesus: he is strong while we are weak and unworthy of his presence,
though we depend upon him, constantly, for your mercy.
Help us to be
clear about and faithful to our responsibility to point to Jesus as the bearer
of your Holy Spirit and to receive and live the life of the Spirit.
Help us to be
clear about and prepare ourselves for the judgment Jesus will bring upon all
that does not honor You. Eliminate all
that is useless and fruitless from our lives.
Gather us to yourself as the harvest of Christ’s labor.
God of all, we
rejoice in Christ Jesus’ solidarity with us in baptism. We rejoice in your affirmation of Jesus as
your beloved and pleasing Son. And we
rejoice that the ministry of Jesus has extended through the ages to touch and
embrace our lives, and through us, to touch and embrace others.
In Jesus’ name,
let us also be your beloved and pleasing daughters and sons. We rejoice in You. Amen.
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