Author: mgreen

Great Father and gardener of our souls, who delights in the life and growth of all that you have made, let us not be surprised when we face difficulties and losses, knowing that you at times must prune our hearts for our own good, that we might grow more fruitful and more of a blessing…

Almighty God, who reached down into our troubled world in order to show your love with our human flesh, grant that we would likewise love those around us so much that we step into their worlds and take action for their good and so prove ourselves children of our Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord,…

Holy Spirit of God, who knows the deep places of our hearts even better than we do, fill our hearts with gratitude, awe, and love at the willingness of Jesus to give himself for our sake, that in being so filled with that love, we might be willing to freely give of ourselves for one…

Good shepherd of the flock, who seeks out all those who are lost, gather us together in one spirit and one mind, that rather than biting and devouring one another, we would all listen to your voice and follow in your footsteps of service and care for the world, through you who gave yourself for…

Good shepherd, who nurtures, protects, and guides us, your sheep, show us how we might participate in your work of gathering the many into your fold, that as many as are willing might know your voice and would enjoy your goodness, through you who is both lamb and shepherd and ultimately lord of all with…

Good shepherd, who knows us much better than we know ourselves, increase our knowledge and trust in you, that we would know you truly and deeply as dear friends know one another and would be able to understand your great love for us and what you ask of us in the world, through you who…

Spirit of Christ, who lives within our hearts, grant us the wisdom to recognize those leaders who do not care for us and who are only looking to themselves and their profit, that we would entrust ourselves to ones who follow in the footsteps of Jesus’s love and sacrifice, through him who died and was…

Good shepherd, who watches over us as your flock, we thank you for your willingness to give up your life for our sake. Grant that our hearts would be filled with gratitude for your sacrifice and with the yearning to follow in your footsteps of love for all people, through you who now reigns with…

Lord Jesus Christ, our example and leader in the way of goodness and truth, show us what it is to be good as you are good, that we would know your ways and would walk in them, fulfilling your way of justice, mercy, and humility in the world, through you who was exalted to the…

Lord Jesus Christ, who was revealed to the world to save us from sin, show yourself to us that you would be imprinted upon our hearts, so that our sins might become like ash in our mouths compared to the greatness of your love and glory, through you who lives and reigns with the Father…