Prayer:
Jesus, one thing is needful for us, our relationship with you. Help us not to fill our lives with needless efforts that bring us no closer to you. Guide us, love us, even when it is hard for you and for us. Thanks. Amen.
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Jesus, one thing is needful for us, our relationship with you. Help us not to fill our lives with needless efforts that bring us no closer to you. Guide us, love us, even when it is hard for you and for us. Thanks. Amen.
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Gracious Father, open to us the doors to faith and life, give us opportunity to come to you, but most of all, give us the curiosity to dare to go through the doors you open and come close to you. Amen.
Prayer:
Almighty God, our redeemer, in our weakness we have failed to be your messengers of forgiveness and hope in the world. Renew us by your Holy Spirit, that we may follow your commands and proclaim your reign of love; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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Faithful God, things and people, circumstances and situations change, nothing stays the same, all is in a state of flux, that is, all except you. Thanks for providing the stability for our lives. Amen.
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Loving Lord, let your rule of love so shape our lives that they may be for others the taste of your servanthood, your sacrifice, your love. Amen.
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Patient Jesus, we try so hard to make our ways work, even when they are right. Help us to realize that our ways, when they do not conform to you, just get in the way. Amen.
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Gracious Lord, plant deep within us the knowledge of your love, so that no matter what happens to our physical being, the world around us, or to time itself, we will know you as our Savior. Amen.
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God of glory, you chose to give up everything so that you could woo us to yourself without deceit, without force, without trickery. Thanks for loving us so much. Amen.
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O Spirit of God, move over the chaos of our messy lives and bring your peace, not peace like the world knows, but a peace that passes understanding, a peace that come from your love. Amen.
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God of all mercy, by your power to heal and to forgive, graciously cleanse us from all sin and make us strong; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.