Prayer for the Day
A prayer that we may grow into the likeness of Christ
Creator God,
You breathe life into all creation;
you knit us together in our mother’s womb;
and you baptize us into one Body.
Pour out your Spirit and continue your
creative work within and among us:
Weave your hope through our life together
that we may catch glimpses of your glory;
Weave your light through our life together
that in the darkness we might see your way;
Weave your peace through our life together
that all may dwell in safety;
Weave your grace through our life together
that in all things your joy may be our strength;
Weave your love through our life together
that we may grow more fully into the likeness of Christ. Amen.
Alternative Prayer for the Day
A prayer that God be our unending joy
Be to us at all times, O Lord, our unending joy, our eternal bliss and our enduring comfort. Be to us light in the darkness, strength in temptation and refreshment in the desert. Amen.
A prayer for forgiveness and healing
Grant us the grace, O God, to surrender the grievance that separates and the forgiveness that is withheld. Assure us that no sin is so great that it cannot be confessed, no wound so deep it cannot be healed, and no sinner so lost that grace cannot bring them home.
William Booth (1829-1912)
Friday 24 November 2017
“Then Jacob called his sons, and said: ‘Gather around, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come. Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob; listen to Israel your father.’” (vv. 1-2)
Genesis 49:1-10