Prayer for September 16-22, 2018
Sermon Text: Mark 8:27-38
That
dedicated action will match our words of acclamation
Jesus, we want to see You for who you really are! We want to respond to
You as You deserve! But our vision is easily distorted by our experiences and
by cultural influences that exert a powerful shaping force upon us.
We want You to guarantee power, success and victory for our nation. We
want you to guarantee our security and freedom.
We also want You to guarantee that we, as individuals and as a
congregation, will be wealthy, wise, independent and secure. We want lives of
guaranteed health and freedom from suffering.
You come, not as our national or personal conquering hero, but as
Suffering Servant. You come and walk among us the path that leads to rejection
and death.
And You have the audacity to call us to follow You in this difficult
way. You call us to give our whole selves for You, without reserve, and find
our most true selves and our most full life by doing so.
Enable us to see You clearly. Enable us to acclaim You as God’s Chosen
One and match our words of acclamation with dedicated action that is aligned
with your identity and your call upon our lives. Amen.
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