St. Nicolai Notes

Prayer for November 24-30, 2013

Sermon Text: Colossians 1:9-20

That we may be full participants in your work of reconciliation

God, our Creator, we rejoice in You and in Jesus, your Son, who is the perfect portrayal, the full expression of your presence among us, and through whom You created all things.  We rejoice that Jesus is Sovereign, even over all powers and authorities, and that he holds all things together in coherent form.

We rejoice that our lives hold together in Jesus, and that his resurrection bears great promise for us.  We rejoice that through him, and through the agony and bloodshed of the cross he endured, You have brought all creation into unity with yourself.

We see only glimpses of that unity now, but we pray for and await its complete unfolding in the world.

Enable us to be full participants in your work of reconciliation by filling us with wisdom and understanding, so that we may be faithful servants in all kinds of good works as we are guided and energized by your Spirit.

We rejoice in You.  We thank You for liberating us from the oppression and control of sin.  We rejoice that You have offered us a share in the inheritance of your holy people.

Continue your work of transformation and reconciliation within us, among us, and through us.  Amen.