Sermon Text: Mark 4:35-41
Help us to trust that your power for life will defeat every power that threatens with chaos and death
Christ Jesus, we perceive many things as threats to our lives. We tremble in fear. We believe that we are on the verge of being overwhelmed and do not know what to do. Even though You accompany us and model calm in the midst of storm and chaos, we panic. We cry out in terror. We conclude that You are unconcerned for our well-being and survival because we expect You to protect us from difficult circumstances, not ride through them with us. We wonder if your presence and action are adequate to overcome the dangers that bind or paralyze us.
We hope in your deliverance. But our faith is weak.
Help us to trust in You no matter how difficult circumstances seem to us.
Help us to strengthen each other through prayer and solidarity. Help us to face the storms and chaos of life in confidence that You will overcome, that your power for life will ultimately defeat every power that threatens with chaos and death.
Enable us to be agents of courage and hope for others. Amen.
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