Author: mgreen

Great teacher, who humbled yourself and took on the nature of a servant, guide our hearts to be unconcerned with our status and place, trusting that your great love embraces and accepts us all and that we are ever secure with you, who knows what it is to be low and to be raised above…

Loving teacher, who is patient with us and our fears, grant us courage to tell you whatever is on our hearts, trusting that you will receive it with gentleness and respect, that our faith and trust in you would be ever strengthened, and we would feel increasingly secure in your perfect love, through you who…

Gentle savior, who knows our hearts and judges us not, help us to not be ashamed and hide from you whatever it is that we fear, but grant us faith and trust in your goodness and your eagerness to forgive and help us always, through you who loved us to the end and now intercedes…

Lord and Father, who has blessed us with all good things, grant us the strength to put far from our mouths words that curse our brothers and sisters, that even if difficulty we might still bless those around us and so follow in your loving footsteps, through Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with…

Spirit of truth, who knows our words before they reach our mouths, help us to not dismiss the small things, knowing that such things may grow great in time and may reveal truths to which you would have us attend, through Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns forever in you with the Father in…

Spirit of the Lord, who knows the thoughts and intentions of all people, teach us to be careful with what we speak so that we would do good with our words and put forth into the world blessings as you have blessed us, through Christ our redeemer who lives and reigns with you and the…

Lord Jesus, who took on great shame upon the cross, keep us from being ashamed of you and your life, that we might not shame you yet more and would speak of your goodness openly to the world, through you who now reigns in glory forever with the Father and Holy Spirit. Amen. “Those who…

Great teacher, who knows the ways of the world and of our hearts, keep us from clinging to our desires and needs and very lives, and grant that we would be secure enough in you to let go and receive back more than we would lose, through you who gave yourself for our sake and…

Our brother Jesus, who took up your cross for our sakes, grant us the strength to deny ourselves when you call us to, that we might not cling to our desires and false beliefs, but let go of that which prevents us from receiving what you offer, through you who died and was raised to…

Our Father in heaven, whose ways are far above our ways, help us to let go of earthly and lesser things and to embrace your ways, that we might not impede what you are about, but understand the work you do and join in your mission of reconciliation in the world, through Christ our example,…