Loving Lord, Giver of every good and perfect gift, Sender of Light and Life into the world, ultimately giving Your own Self as the way, the truth and the life, on this fourth Sunday in Lent, we dare to call out the lies circulating in a world under viral threat and to declare the truth …
Category Archives: Prayer
For the Third Sunday in Lent
Loving Lord, What a privilege to come to you, We who are burdened down with Cares and fears known and unknown, Eager to find rest in and with YOU, And learn YOUR light and easy ways! For this we praise YOU and draw near. What delight to enter in, swaddled Holy in …
For the Second Sunday in Lent
Loving Lord, You have invited us to come to you and follow you, And so, we assemble today in worship, coming into Your presence. You have invited us to put ourselves aside, to forget Self and draw near to the Source and Center of all in Your presence. You have invited us …
For the First Sunday in Lent
Loving Lord, Because You have kept your word and not forgotten us, And at the right time came to us, manifesting your glory, Revealing the Kingdom of our God and Father, by saying: “The time has come to repent, for the Kingdom is upon us,” We turn to You and draw near. We confess …
MISCONCEIVING PRAYER
I have read the research. Apparently, many pastors spend less than five minutes per day in prayer. That suggests, in turn, some of their followers may not pray at all! I’d like to think the research is faulty, but that may only be wishful thinking. Instead, I want to note two common misconceptions that can …