Prayer for June 7-13, 2020
Sermon Text: Genesis 1:1-2:4a
That we may trust You when threatened by chaos and despair
God of Israel, and God of all people, we
rejoice in your creation, which sustains us all. We rejoice, also, in your
ability to act in chaotic times, when individual or communal lives have
spiraled into chaos brought about by military aggression, natural disaster, or
by our own sinfulness, idolatry and injustice.
You are not defeated by the chaos that
overwhelms and defeats us. You are not
defeated by the chaos that we generate. Your abilities are not bound and
limited by any circumstance that confuses, ensnares, or otherwise diminishes
us.
When things seem unchangeable and
hopeless, when we are tempted to despair, You are able to act to bring new life
in great variety. You are able to sustain the weak and weary. You are able to
gather exiles and immigrants. You are able to give release and rest.
We trust You to do new creation among us!
Transform us individually and communally. May the whole earth rejoice as You do
new wonders among us. Amen.
Thoughts, and prayers from Pastor David Antieau at St. Nicolai United Church of Christ
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