Thank you, Yahweh, for remembering our devotion to you and your promises to us. Thank you for clothing us in your righteousness. You surround us with your love; may we be aware of your loving presence and never take it for granted.
We enter your sacred prayer space through the curtain of Christ’s body. We dwell within your veil, in your Holy Sanctuary. Your promise is true, that you will also dwell with us and remain near.
You called us to live in reciprocity with the rest of creation. Give us honourable hearts and minds, so we will not boast of our bounty, but rejoice that your loving kindness has shone upon the landscape and upon us. May our praise be a pleasing offering to you.
Loving Yahweh, thank you for being our shield of protection and lifting our heads high. Thank you for sustaining us and for another day in the land of the living. We look to you, and not to our circumstances. Deliver and save us from those who are trying to destroy us.
We journey within the veil that is your great mystery. We enter your sacred prayer space through the curtain that is the Body of Christ. You do not ask for any sacrifice to awaken your love towards us. You have already provided the sacrifice, once and for all. You invite us to come as we are. We come to you, the lost and forsaken, blind and lame, young and old, rich and haughty, proud and strong.
Today, we invite you to reread, rest and reflect on the prayers of the past week.
Lectionary Readings for Today: Weekly Review
1 Samuel 2:1-10
1 Samuel 3:1-18
Mark 12:1-12
We say prayers to you with every breath and heartbeat. We fall in love with you again each time we see you in our reflection, in creation, and in our prayers and meditations. Bring us back to you again and again. Place your songs in our hearts and on our lips.
Loving Yahweh, we praise you. Thank you for your favour and grace you bestow on us. There is no one like you. You are a prayer-answering God. We put our hope in you and you never disappoint us. You look upon us with loving eyes, reaching out for us and raising us up.
You welcome us into your sacred prayer space, even venturing out to find us and draw us in. You prepare a place for all who hear and respond to your invitation. You prepare a banquet for us. You patiently and attentively listen as we tell you our journey even before we can pause to eat at your table.
Bless our steps and the steps of those we will meet today. Be in our hearts and in the hearts of others, so our intentions will be known and interpreted as pure. Guide our words and actions, securing them for your purpose.