Present and persistent God, you woke us up again this
morning. Gave us breath and life to arise and move forth into the world. Today is indeed a gift, so what would you
have us do with it? How can we be faithful today? In our words and in our
thoughts, in our loving and in our resting, how can we show the world grace?
Where are you calling us to move, to grow, to change?
Teach us God how to be pilgrims on this journey together.
How to travel in the dark and read the stars. How to trust your gentle nudges
and promptings. God give us the courage
to throw away old maps that no longer serve us. Maps that lead us into the
wilderness of anger, scarcity, and fear. Maps that keep us travelling down the
same old roads of self-sufficiency, isolation and cynicism that prevent us from
experiencing lands of abundance and community.
There is so much we don’t know as we walk forward and yet
this we do and it brings our soul comfort: We are not alone. You walk with us.
And you send us companions for the journey and for that we are deeply grateful.
For every person who has been a part of our journey; who has taught us what it
means to be a disciple and embodied love for us, we give you thanks. May we be
open to walking alongside others and be faithful travelling companions just as
you have been for us.
We know that journeying together is not easy. So help us to
not give up when the road seems long and we are overwhelmed. Be patient with us
in the moments that we are merely stumbling along and overwhelm us with the big
picture that you are leading us towards. We realize that the path is only made
by walking it, so give us the strength to move forward. Even when we don’t know
where we are going, help us remember at least where we have been.
We ask all of this from you, God, the one who journeyed to
earth to be with us… Amen.
