Thursday, October 31, 2024

Find us faithful, LORD, to your wisdom provided through our elders. When we follow their guidance, hold true to your promise to bless our journeys and direct our paths. Perfect our imperfect ways with your generous grace, and make true the decisions we make through faith.

We journey with you along your Ancient Path from Jericho into the countryside. We, who were once blind, cried out to you from the ditches. You compassionately healed us. Now, we follow you and invite others to join us.

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.

The seasons turn; we stand on the precipice between summer and autumn. Leaves also turn, as ancestor trees remember the chill that has returned in the night air and daytime breezes. They prepare by drawing inward and letting their foliage fall. You remind us again of your statutes and decrees, encouraging us to keep them with us as we prepare to cross the threshold into autumn.

Loving Yahweh, we look to you. You hear our cries against injustice and gender-based violence. We feel helpless, as we experience pain and injustice. We move our attention from looking at the complexities of our brokenness to the pure broken heart of Jesus Christ who leads us to your mercy, grace, and love. It is here, we know we are your Beloved.

Today, we invite you to reread, rest and reflect on the prayers of the past week.

Lectionary Readings for Today: Weekly Review
Psalm 1
Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
Matthew 23:29-39