Prayer for December 15-21, 2013
Sermon Text: Luke 1:46-55
That we may live
into your promises with hope
God of wonders, God of all creation, we rejoice in your
desire to reorder all the earth so that your healing, your peace, and your
justice are experienced everywhere. We
rejoice that when you acted you chose a woman of humility and faith to bring
your Chosen One into the world. We
rejoice that in this act You began to lift the poor and hungry so they might
experience the fullness of your blessing, even as you began to diminish the
rich and proud in order that they might turn to You and give up their idolatry
of wealth and power.
We do not see a
world that is fully restored in peace and justice. We do not see a world in which the poor share
in the fullness of your blessing. We do
not see a world in which the rich and powerful have been turned from idolatry
to practice justice in faith.
We do not see that
our own lives fully match your desire for us.
We too trust too much in wealth and power.
But we trust that
You will fulfill your promises. We trust
that Mary’s song of hope and praise will become reality among us, not because
we are good enough to make it so, but because you are generous enough and
creative enough to make it so. Enable us
to live into your promises as You act among us.
Amen.
Thanks again for the insights into the fulfillment of God's promises, Dave.
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