Author: mgreen

Jesus, our compassionate high priest, teach us to deal gently with those around us, as you are always gentle with us, that we might not forget our weaknesses and failings, but recognize that we are all subject to stumbling and foolishness and so have understanding for all, through you who loved us to the end…

Lord Jesus, who gave up much in order to serve us, grant us that same heart and desire to serve, that in giving much, we would receive much in return and discover the joy that you knew from the beginning, through you who in that joy endured the cross and now reigns over all things…

Lord Jesus Christ, who emptied yourself for our sake, grant us the willingness to cast off our pride and status, that in giving up the respect of this world, we might receive something greater in your eternal kingdom, through you who reigns over all things in the Holy Spirit through service and humility at the…

Lord Jesus Christ, who came not to be served but to serve, work in our hearts to change what we value, that we would not be desirous of the things of this world, but would seek after what you desire and the values of your kingdom as true citizens of heaven, through you who took…

Spirit of knowledge, who has seen the end from the beginning, grant us boldness when we ask of you, yet keep us from presumption, that we would not assume that we know what is good but would rest in your ways and your plan for us and those that we entrust into your care, through…

Lord Jesus, king of all kings and high priest of the living God, grant us faith in your compassion and empathy for our weaknesses, that we would not fail to approach your throne for mercy when we are in need, through you who loved us to the end and now rules in that same love…

God of the great and small, who has experienced what it is to be lord and slave, grant us the grace to be content with being small and last and less than, trusting in your promise and desire to lift up the humble and the vulnerable and bless those who are least in the world’s…

Great teacher, who came down from the Father to grant us true wisdom, give us the courage to let go of those things that hinder us from entering your kingdom, that we would be free to receive what you desire to give us and we would enjoy the rewards you have prepared for us since…

Great teacher, who showed us the way and walked before us, it is difficult to enter into your kingdom. Help us in our weakness, that we might desire what you desire, believe what you believe, and live as you lived. This we ask through you who intercedes for us before the Father in the Holy…

Lord of all creation, by whose graciousness we possess all that we have, keep us from attaching overly strongly to our wealth and possessions, that our determination would be always to live not according to the laws of this material world, but according to the ways of your kingdom, through your beloved Son, who showed…