Author: mgreen

Rabbi Jesus, whose wisdom exceeds even our greatest teachers, let us not search for the lines and limits of our responsibilities and so justify ourselves, but teach us to live in the spirit of your good ways and live and love well, through you who loved us to the end and now reigns in glory…

Lord Jesus, who loved us to the end despite our offenses, grant us enough love in our hearts, as you have, that we might be always able to forgive, through you who abides in the grace of the Father and Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen. ‘Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if…

God of infinite wisdom, who speaks truth to your people, grant us wisdom and understanding, that we might live well, following your law not merely because it is commanded but also in faith, trusting that it is good for our souls and the souls of all whom we touch, through Jesus our Lord, who showed…

Spirit of God, who abides within us speaking truth to our hearts, help us to practice the way of Jesus, to take on his habits and way of life, that as we take on his ways, we might shape our hearts to do as he did and live as he yet does in justice and…

Holy Lord, whose light illuminates all that is hidden, help us to give up self-centered, reactive, and fruitless ways that satisfy only in the moment, that we might find a life in you and in loving community that truly satisfies our hearts, through Jesus our redeemer, who died that we might live and now abides…

Christ Jesus, who has brought us the salvation of God, help us to put away those things that lead us towards destruction, that in turning towards your ways, we might feel the light of your countenance upon our faces and be embraced by your goodness and love, through you who lives and reigns in endless…

Almighty God, whose eyes miss nothing in all the world, keep us from becoming complacent, numb and asleep to the world and all that passes, that in being attentive to the world and to your Spirit, we might join in your joyous work of redemption, through Jesus our example and Lord, the center of your…

Heavenly Father, who fashioned the world in joy for us, teach us to care for those around us and value them as you do, that we would follow in your blessed ways and all the earth would be filled with your law, through Jesus our Lord, who abides with you in the Holy Spirit in…

God of joy and compassion, who created us in love and sustains us in it still, teach us to love one another as you have loved us, that in this way, we would without fail fulfill all that you have asked of us and so live as true children of our Father, through Jesus our…