Greetings,
Another of William Barclay’s
prayers, this one based on the Church of England collect for the Third Sunday
after Trinity.
O Lord, we beseech thee
mercifully to hear us; and grant that we, to whom thou hast given an hearty
desire to pray, may by thy mighty aid be defended and comforted in all dangers
and adversities; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Epistle: I Peter 5:5-11 Gospel:
Luke 15:1-10
O God, our Father, we thank
you that you have put into our
hearts the desire to
pray. We thank you that you have made
us such that in any time of
trouble we instinctively turn to you.
We thank you that you have
given us the gift of prayer,
that your ear is ever listening
to catch our every word,
and to hear even the heart’s
unspoken cry for help;
that the door to your presence
is never shut,
to those who seek to enter on
their knees.
We thank you that you have
given us the confidence to
pray. We thank you that you have told us,
that you are our Father,
that your name is love;
that you love each one of us,
as if there was only one of us to love,
and that no child of yours can be
lost in the crowd.
We thank you that you have
given us
unanswerable proof of your love,
by sending your Son Jesus Christ,
to live, to suffer and to die for us.
Give us now an answer to our
prayers.
We do not ask that we should be protected from all
pain and sorrow, from all danger and distress. We ask
for humility to accept whatever comes to us, and for
courage, and fortitude and endurance to come safely
through it, and to come out on the other side finer in
character, and nearer to you.
We do not ask that you should answer our prayers as
we in our ignorance would wish, but as you in your
mercy and love know best.
Into your hands we commend our spirits,
because we know that
you are love to care,
mercy to bless,
power to save.
Hear these our prayers for
your love’s sake. Amen.
Yours & His,
DED
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