Prayer for Lent - Day 3 - Friday (February 19, 2021)
Luke 9:57-62
Jesus, we want to follow You, if we can fit You into our schedule, somehow, and if You don't make things too inconvenient for us. We aren't really all that interested in giving up the life of abundance and ease that many of us enjoy. We don't want to face deprivation. We don't want following You to interfere with our family obligations or with other relationships. We want to take up the work of discipleship and set it aside as it fits our own priorities, dreams, or even whims.
Jesus, You call us to follow You by making your priorities our own. You call us to follow You by accepting, and even rejoicing in, the hardships that often arise for those who live with You at the center of their existence. Forgive us for our many failures and our frequent moments of rebellion. Enable us to resist allowing anything else to hold the central place of loyalty in our lives. Enable us to follow You by remaining attuned to your instruction and energized by your Spirit. We rejoice in your call upon our lives! Amen.
Jesus, You call us to follow You by making your priorities our own. You call us to follow You by accepting, and even rejoicing in, the hardships that often arise for those who live with You at the center of their existence. Forgive us for our many failures and our frequent moments of rebellion. Enable us to resist allowing anything else to hold the central place of loyalty in our lives. Enable us to follow You by remaining attuned to your instruction and energized by your Spirit. We rejoice in your call upon our lives! Amen.
Amen. Move us from rebellion to a life energized by your spirit.
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