Author: mgreen

Gentle Father, who knows our needs and our limitations, help us to understand the laws you have given us, that we would not follow blindly or constrict ourselves to our own detriment but find freedom and goodness in all that you have ordained, through Jesus Christ our guide and example, who lives and reigns with…

God of grace and mercy, who guides us to true life, help us to put to death those things that draw us away from life and health, that we might live well now and be ever more ready to live forever with you in eternity, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives forever with you…

Lord Almighty, whose judgements are just and whose mercy is great, we thank you for not condemning us for our wrongs and for striving to rescue us from the destruction in which we have mired ourselves. Grant us grace to take hold of the rescue that you offer, through Jesus Christ our Savior, who intercedes…

Lord Jesus Christ, who was lifted up as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, let us look to you when we recognize our pain and suffering, that we might receive life and healing and be restored to wholeness, through you who was raised to new life by the power of the Father and…

Lord of heaven and earth, whose understanding is beyond all that we might gather, grant us faith to understand and believe what you speak to us, that our hearts might be filled with the knowledge and desires of your kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in glory…

Great teacher, who bears the wisdom of the divine, may our earthly bodies be enlivened by your Spirit so that we might find our way into your kingdom and enter into your way of being in creation, through you who lived among us in the flesh and now reigns in glory forever with the Father…

Lord Jesus, anointed one sent by the Father to free us from evil, may our natures be changed so much that we reflect the character of heaven, that we might recognize your kingdom and live as citizens of your reign and way of being, through you who rules in majesty, love, and glory forever with…

Rabbi Jesus, our great teacher, prophet, and priest, grant us eyes to see what you have done and continue to do in the world, that we would recognize you and understand who you are and so come to you with humility and faith, through you who reigns over all things with the Father and Holy…

Lord God Almighty, who has seen the end from the beginning, pour out your Spirit on us all, that we might receive power and wisdom and understanding and might be given truth to speak before a world in need of you, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit reigns over…

Spirit of truth, who declares to us the deep things of God, guide us into the truth, that we might know what is good and of the Lord and so be able to live according to your ways in this world and in the world to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you…