Prayer for October 7-13, 2018
Sermon Text: Mark 10:2-16
That
we may gladly welcome others into your presence
God, sometimes we imagine that our deepest relationships, like marriage,
are valuable only as long as they are convenient for us. We want our way in all
things, and we are ready to abandon those who are not helping us get what we
want. We are unable, or unwilling, to practice fidelity when that becomes
challenging to us. We harden our hearts toward your desire for us as we harden
ourselves toward those who have given themselves to us without reserve. We even
try to marshal your word in defense of disposable relationships.
You urge and hold us to faithful practices. You compel us to keep our
hearts open to those who are already part of our lives, and then open them
wider to embrace those who come near in vulnerability and need and strangeness.
Let our hearts be open to children and to others who seem to trust You
implicitly and without calculation. Let us follow them in glad reception of
your presence and reign among us. Amen.
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