Wednesday, December 5, 2012

An Early Prayer

 A prayer from a few weeks ago.
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Lord God of heaven,
make earth heaven now.
Bring your Spirit with conviction
and renewed vision of redemption,
that we would repent and rejoice together.

Lord, I cannot heal the wounds of my house.  I cannot lead myself to you, much less my friends.  We are convinced of our righteousness, and conversely of our unrighteousness.  We are ignorant, and so we have sinned.

Open our eyes to see You and Your holiness more clearly.
Make us yearn for true righteousness, and make us restless and dissatisfied in our wanderings
even when we don't realize we're wandering.
Turn us home as the cattle are pulled by bit and bridle
if nothing else will do.

Return me, O Lord, to confidence in You,
to change my friends
to grow your church
to lead me well.

I have so little trust, but I stand on it, on You,
the foundation deeply laid before the foundations of the earth-
I wait for you.  Give ear to my struggles, so insignificant in the world and yet so pressing to me, give ear.
Let me share You with those who need You more,
let me speak Your love to those who know it and those who don't,
that we all may be made new and whole again.

I remember what you have done.  I recall your calling.  I wait for you to bring me in to the land flowing with milk and honey.  Even if it's not with who I thought it'd be with.  Even if it's not where I thought it'd be.

And even if I'm to die in the wilderness, Lord, let me as Moses see, and rejoice
in the fulfillment of Your promises.


I give you my roommates and their problems.  I can't carry them alone.

I give you my community and it's problems.  I can't heal them, or lead it alone.

I give you my future, and my job.  I can't determine it, and I can't rejoice in it alone.

I bless you for who you are and what you've done.  Meet with me in comfort, and wisdom, and discernment.  Give me words to speak when I need to.  Bring people to you!  Especially my customers.  And the staff.  Bring repentance swiftly.

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