Twenty-fourth Week After Pentecost, Saturday, November 9, 2024
Today, we invite you to reread, rest, and reflect on the prayers of the past week.
Lectionary Readings for Today: Weekly Review
Psalm 127
Ruth 4:18-22
Mark 11:12-14, 20-24
We were once dead, but are raised again to sojourn with you in the community of believers. Give us wisdom and desire to live each day to the fullest in this land of our sojourn and greet each other in a good way.
We enter your sacred prayer space to seek your peaceful assurance. Do we live lives worthy of being carried by the angels to your side when we breathe our final breath? We think of our past, full of self-disappointment, and cry out to you. You draw close; Life-giving Spirit embraces us, pressing her lips to our ears.
We come into your presence singing your praises. You are here waiting for us to come and share how we are doing and what is going on in our lives. Thank you for delivering us from fears and anxieties. We are your blessed children.
We desire to be surrounded by your perfect light, love, and peace. In your presence, all we see is good, coming from the fruits of your spirit. We will focus on all that is good, so all sin will disappear from our vision. Let this be our hope as we journey together on your Ancient Path.
We enter your sacred prayer space, weary from trials and challenges of those who have judged us. You open our eyes to your truth, and we are amazed. We feel ashamed for the way we have behaved toward you, but you restore us with new life and purpose full of blessings.
Praise to you, Loving Yahweh. You are worthy of our praise day and night. Thank you for your goodness, kindness, and mercy. You look upon us with caring eyes, reach out to us, and raise us up. You care for the poor and needy. Hallelujah, Praise to you!