Prayer for January 12-18, 2014
Sermon Text: Matthew 3:13-17
That your generous
love will overflow from our lives
God of all creation, we wonder and rejoice in your revelation
of yourself in Jesus the Messiah. We
rejoice that Jesus did not remain aloof from the problems and sufferings that
sin created among your chosen ones, but identified fully with them, and acted
in solidarity with them by entering and being submerged in the water of
baptism.
We do not fully
comprehend what happened there. We do
not know how Jesus could identify with your people in their sin—with us in our
sin—but we trust that he did.
We believe the
testimony that your Spirit came upon him and remained within him to direct and
empower his entire earthly ministry. We
believe the testimony that You, our God, identified Jesus as your pleasing and
well-loved Son, believe that every act of his ministry was an overflow of your
love that brought healing, liberation, joy and peace.
God of all, we
rejoice that in Jesus you are with us even now, allowing your generous love to
overflow in our lives. Amen.
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