Prayer for December 9-15, 2018
Sermon Text: Luke 3:1-6
That
we may hear your voice of promise and be that word for others
God of Exodus, we worship You! We rejoice that You led your people out
of bondage in Egypt and Babylon. We rejoice that You led other oppressed
peoples home or created new homes for them.
We rejoice that You liberated slaves from bondage in our own country and
in many places around the world. We rejoice that You have led many on long
walks, through desolate spaces, to places of freedom and fruitfulness.
Keep doing your work of liberation! Keep sending prophets to prepare the
way for homecoming and freedom. Let all who now live in servitude be released
for new life.
And let us, God of mercy, move with trust through the wildernesses that
we have created by our greed, addictions, fear and hatred. Release us from all
that keeps us from being your faithful people. Lead us to our true selves:
selves made for worship, stewardship, compassion, and companionship.
Enable us to hear the voice of promise for ourselves. Let us be the
voice of promise for others. Amen.
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