Thursday, September 19, 2024

Thank you for personally knowing each one of our names. Thank you for the gift of friends who encourage us, and give us energy. May we hear your words of wisdom and take refuge in you. May we be a blessing.

We love to bask in your presence, listening to your voice and learning your ways. Your guidance teaches us to remain silent until your wisdom fills us. We are not perfect, but we are learning to speak with your values of truth, love, patience, and compassion.

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

Lectionary Readings for Today: Weekly Review
Psalm 19
Proverbs 21:1-17
Matthew 21:23-32

Divine Family, you speak words of hope, love, and blessings. Thank you for the example of all people of faith showing us how to put our trust and confidence in you. Thank you for blessing and providing for our family and friends.

You have called each of us to be your servants and high priests to your communities. We enter your sacred prayer space feeling unworthy by human standards. But your ways are perfect. You receive us and call us your worthy children.

We remove our shoes as we enter your sacred prayer space. You remind us of the holiness of your sanctuary. We feel humbled in your presence. Any words we want to say fall to the earth as they depart our mouths. You break our foolish thoughts before us. Only your perfect air surrounds us. Life-giving Spirit carries your words to our ears.