Prayer for Lent - Day 2 - Thursday (2/18/2021)
Gospel Reading: Luke 18:9-14
God of all people, we rejoice in You! We trust in You!
Forgive us when we become overconfident in our status before You, become self-congratulatory, and look with scorn upon others whose morality seems compromised, and whose understanding or performance of faith seems feeble, when compared to our own.
Let every dimension of our lives be shaped by your word. May each day be filled with acts of glad fidelity to the covenant You have created with us.
As we pray, may we stand in solidarity, not in judgment, upon all who seek You and enter your presence in humility or self-abasement. Enable us to see ourselves clearly, to recognize our sinfulness and our dependence upon You. Let us cry for your mercy with everyone else who seeks it. And may we find and celebrate that mercy with a vast host of people whom You love. We pray in the name of the One who taught and enacted your mercy among us. Amen.
Let us be shaped by your word.
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