Twenty-fifth Week After Pentecost
Today, we invite you to ‘Reread, Rest and Reflect’ on the prayers of the past week while listening to the Song of the Week:
Lectionary Readings for Today:
Psalm 93:1-5
Daniel 7:1-8; 15-18
John 3:31-36
Wait and trust the LORD.
Don’t be upset when others get rich
or when someone else’s plans succeed.
Don’t get angry.
Don’t be upset; it only leads to trouble.
Thank you, Author and Foundation of our life, that your word is everlasting. You are faithful to all generations. We praise you because your word brings about life, and saves and directs us on a good path. May we have ears to hear and the insight to follow.
We enter your sacred prayer space seeking your wise guidance for the day. We want to journey on your path with confidence, but we often feel we are not ready. Do we have what it takes to succeed? Your voice is an echo through the valley where we find ourselves. Like a loon in the darkness of midnight you let us know you are here with us. You call us into the misty fog of early morning. Though we cannot see, we know you are guiding us.
We contemplate all you have done for us. We your people come together to rejoice in you and sing praises to you. Thank you for hearing us and protecting us. We are soooooo blessed!
We hear your reassurance not to be afraid and to know you; Loving God, you are with us. We sing your praises with joyful hearts. Only you can repay the years the locusts have eaten. Thank you for a new way of doing things. Thank you for the new grain, new wine, and new olive oil. Thank you for pouring out your Spirit on us.
Loving Divine Family,
You call us together in your sacred prayer space. We feel you draw near to us. You tell us stories of your plan for us. You encourage and reassure us. We encounter feelings of fear for ourselves and for our loved ones, but you remind us that you have chosen us and that you will always be with us and our loved ones.