Sunday, March 19, 2023

Thank you, Yahweh, for wrapping us in your love. Thank you for reminding us to let go of our anger, bitterness, and slander. Thank you for the invitation to be kind and compassionate. Thank you for forgiving us.

We call out to you, our God; we confess we have not followed you nor obeyed you. We have gone our own way. Thank you for your Messengers of Love who call us back to you. Thank you for your compassion and mercy.

We enter your sacred prayer space to hear your instructions. You have said we are to listen to Jesus. We often try to listen to your guidance, but may get focused on responding with our own biases and ideas.

How many times, O Yahweh? How many times have we pushed against your mighty hand when you hold us in place, preventing us from making disastrous decisions that would lead us down a path of darkness and destruction? Only when we enter your sacred prayer space, do we realize the true nature of your strength. You use your strength to protect us, not to control us.

Be the light in our hearts and on our journeys. Bless the fields where we are and where we will find selah. Bless the land of our sojourn so we will plant and harvest honourably. We will place faith-markers here, as reminders through the generations of your unending light and salvation.

We pause and selah together with you, O LORD. We encourage each other to keep our eyes on you. We know that only by keeping our focus on you will we be able to do your work. Give us strength and courage to always worship you, even when we are tempted to worship our work instead.