Abba, how wonderful Your love. Christ’s love: that He was willing to come to us, to live as one of us, to offer Himself to reconcile me to full relationship with You – all this is amazing. In the sanctuary, I sit in humble awe; my shame and guilt left behind, the anticipation of Life abundant embraced.

Teach, Spirit of God, how to be a true messenger of the love of God. Help me to care deeply for those yet to know the goodness of Your grace. Fill me with wise discernment that sees the true need of those with whom I live and the compassion to engage each one at that point of need.

Lord, once again, I pray for hatred to be defeated by bold love.
I pray that the demons that dance in the middle of death and destruction will be brought down and that the Light of the Kingdom of God will dispel the darkness.

I pray for Your Church this holy season. Stir a true spiritual renewal, a deep appreciation of the price of salvation, and a new grasp of eternal life secured by the Resurrected Jesus Whom we worship. Make us a vital force in this world for the work of the Father.

In Jesus’ Holy Name, Amen.