Wednesday, October 11, 2023

How wondrous are your ways! In your wisdom, you place your shepherd-skills into your family–Creator, Christ, and Spirit. You are our Good Shepherd. Likewise, you place shepherds among us, who have learned from you how to care for your sheep.

Today, we invite you to reread, rest and reflect on the prayers of the past week.

Lectionary Readings for Today:
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
Micah 2:1-13
Matthew 24:15-31

Today, we invite you to reread, rest and reflect on the prayers of the past week.

Lectionary Readings for Today:
Psalm 43
Malachi 1:6-2:9
Matthew 23:13-28

Loving Yahweh, you are our dwelling place. Thank you, this dwelling place is a divine gift, where we can hide and find refuge in you, where we can find ourselves in you. “In holiness you stand secure through culture’s shifting sands…From everlasting to everlasting you are God” (Brian Doerksen, “Everlasting”).

Yahweh, thank you for your love that knows no end. You care for us and creation. We feel loss and grief, but our hope is in you. Thank you for shining your face on us and restoring us.

We enter your sacred prayer space at your invitation. You have invited us to draw near to you so many times. We are not always open to your call. Too many times, we have withdrawn, trying desperately to hide from you. We are sometimes not prepared to draw near. But by your grace, we are here. By your mercy, you receive us as we are.