Prayer for March 31-April 6, 2013
Sermon Text: John 20:1-18
That we may be
empowered for energetic faithfulness
O God of wisdom and power, we worship You. We praise your name. We rejoice in the amazing gift and mystery of
resurrection.
We thank You for
the empty tomb, holy messengers, the name spoken in tenderness by the beloved
Teacher, the glad commission to tell others: “Jesus is alive!”
Who gives hope
where hope seems impossible? Only You!
Who defeats
death? Only You!
Who gives new
life? Only You!
We exalt your name
though your ways and thoughts are a deep mystery to us.
God of new life,
by the power with which You raised Jesus from the dead, raise us to new life in
him, and empower us for energetic faithfulness today and each day. Amen.
God has blessed you with the gift of words to inspire us to energetic faithfulness. I will miss your Lenten prayers. Thanks, Dave!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tim,
DeleteI have written Lenten prayers for years, so I've thought about posting some of the others, somewhat randomly, over time. We'll see!
Dave