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Prayer for the Second Sunday of Lent
Creator of All, Tree of Life, Spirit among us: as we wander deeper into the wilderness of this season, searching for paths among the woods, be our companion along the way less traveled. The forest is calling us: come. Come, stand among us. Come where light and shadow dance as branches sway with the wind. Come in wonder and worship, you powerful and powerless, come, children and elders, come, from all directions, come, learn the secrets of life: dormancy and growth, interconnection and community, rootedness and reaching upward. We confess our devotion to independence, our belief we can go it alone, and our me-first mentality. Heal us from our short sightedness so we might see the forest for the trees, recognize our dependance on you, and our interdependence with all life from mycelia to majestic pines. Shelter us, O God, in the safety of your strong branches. Nourish and strengthen us, but keep us humble of heart. Tune our ears to your timbered voice, and tune our hearts to praise. Amen. - Wendy Janzen
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Prayer for the fourth Sunday of Lent
Luke 15:11-32 Spirit of generous grace and lavish love, We come to you in prayer with a sense of confession. We confess that sometimes we are strong-willed, self-focused, adventure-seeking, and lack a sense of connection, accountability, or belonging to the larger whole. We act out of our own interests, and fail to see the impacts our actions have on those around us, both human and more-than-human. Forgive us for times when our actions have hurt others. Bring us into awareness that everything we do has ripple effects. Remind us that we are in communion and community with all of creation. Thank you for your forgiveness, your acceptance, your embrace. Pick us up when we fall, give us a fresh start, make of us a new creation, make us partners in your reconciling work: reconciling the whole world, all of creation, to your heart. Amen. -Wendy Janzen, 2019 |
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