Prayer for the Day
A prayer for those who mourn
Creator God,
risen Christ,
life-giving Spirit,
You weep with those who weep,
you comfort those who mourn,
you bring beauty from the ashes,
you bring life from death,
your presence brings peace and joy.
For those who mourn and grieve and
need hope,
may they know your invitation to join
with you in the dance of life. Amen.
Alternative Prayer for the Day
A contemplative breath prayer
“May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy.”
Psalm 126:5
(Breathe in) Though I may sow tears, (Breathe out) I will reap joy.
A prayer for our evangelism
Grant us grace, O God, to be interpreters of your beauty, narrators of your glory, confessors of your purpose, preachers of your mind and teachers of your works; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Odes of Solomon (late 1st Century CE)
Friday 25 January 2013
"But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, so that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles …" (vv. 15-16)
Galatians 1:11-24