Wednesday, October 2, 2024

We gather next to your streams of living water. Encircle us into your sacred prayer space and draw close to us. Set us apart and keep us holy. Watch over us as we pray and listen. Fill us with your wisdom. Silence and remove any folly living within us.

We enter your sacred prayer space together. You surround us and invite us to participate in your mystery. But you render many of our acts of righteousness useless to us, so you can have your way with us.

The desire of our hearts is to worship you and give you honour. Give us endurance, so we will wear your garments and run the race you have called us to. We will sojourn upon your Ancient Path in a good way.

We enter your sacred prayer space, this place where you live and where your glory dwells. Our eyes are often drawn to the actions of those who do not trust in you. They entice us, tempting us to wander with them and to follow their ways of folly. We admit that sometimes we are overtaken by temptation.

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

Lectionary Readings for Today: Weekly Review
Psalm 124
Esther 3:1-15
Matthew 5:13-20

Loving God, thank you for this precious time with you. You know and examine every person. We put our trust in you. Thank you for your protection. Thank you for never abandoning us.