EXCHANGES ON THE WAY: LENTEN PRAYERS
Day 14: Third Thursday
Mark 9:42-50
Wise Teacher, we are sometimes casual about our treatment of sin, but You instruct us otherwise. You warn us against misleading those who are babes in faith. You call us to take radical measures in order to root sin from our lives. You warn us against losing the saltiness by which we are able to penetrate, preserve and add the savor of generous, joyful fidelity to the world in which we dwell.
Help us not to live in cowering fear of judgment, but recognize that by your judgment You will put everything right, including us. Enable us to see ourselves clearly. Keep us from becoming lackadaisical about sin. Align the core of our being with God's will.
May your Spirit guide us to new depths of fidelity as we open ourselves to guidance. We trust in you. Often that trust is weak, but we count on your mercy and grace to strengthen us for bold faith on our continuing journey with You. Amen.
Thoughts, and prayers from Pastor David Antieau at St. Nicolai United Church of Christ
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