04-15-24

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS
April 15, 2024
Prayer for the Week (a rewrite of the opening prayer in worship yesterday)
We open our hearts to you, O God, whose call upon this world orients us toward justice, kindness, and mercy. Today, we invite your presence to come among us and to be made known to us. With humility and vulnerability, we make ourselves available to your Spirit as you seek to shape and refine us in the ways of the resurrected Christ. We desire that every aspect of our lives be touched by your grace and encouraged by your dream for this world. It is not our desire to be bystanders in your work, but full participants in the fulfillment of your just and sacred purpose. We open ourselves to you, Lord God, as we seek to be the body of Christ alive and at work in this world. We offer this prayer with gratitude for the way you have claimed all of us as your beloved children. Amen.