Sunday night prayer (Jan 29 2006)

by Launa K - Based on 1 peter 2: 1 – 5, 1 john 3:18-20, and 1 Corinthians 13: 4- 7

Father by your holy spirit rid us of all malicious behaviour and deceit. Teach us how to not just pretend to be good! Remove in us hypocrisy and jealousy and backstabbing. Make us thirsty so that we will crave pure spiritual milk which will help us grow in the fullness of your salvation. Soften our hearts so that we cry out for this nourishment as a baby cries for milk. Remind us of the sweet taste of our Lord’s kindness.

Father we bow before Christ who is the living cornerstone of Your temple. He was and is rejected by people, but to You he is most precious. Father strengthen us and build us, as living stones, into His spiritual temple.

We repent of all the times we have just said we love one another. Help us to stop this and inspire us to really show it by our actions. It is by our actions that we know we are living in the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before You, even if our own hearts condemn us. For you are the almighty God who is greater than our hearts, and you know our motives and our actions and will judge accordingly.

Mentor us in patience and kindness. Discipline us so that we are not jealous, boastful, proud or rude. Remove in us our selfishness, our irritability, and our grudges. Break our hearts at injustice and teach us to celebrate whenever the truth wins out. Instruct us in the ways of perseverance, faithfulness, hope and forgiveness so that we can know what Love really is.

Amen