Prayer & Praise
Your word is a light to our feet and a lamp to our path.
Your word is a glue of the universe wherein the whole creation coheres.
Your word is the address of promise and command by which we live.
Your word has come fleshed among us full of grace and truth.
We are creatures of your word and we give thanks for it.
For all that we are more dazzled that your word is carried, uttered, acted by frail vulnerable human agents.
We ponder and give thanks for those who in this day speak your word where it is desperately needed and deeply resisted.
We ponder and give thanks for those who this day act your word for newness and peace and justice.
We ponder with trepidation that among us you will yet designate such carriers, such speakers, such actors.
In our thanks for your word,we pray for courage in the name of the one who emptied himself.
Amen.
Walter Brueggemann
Amen to Brueggemann’s prayer.
Would you pray for our sons’ friend, Steve, who launched over bicycle handlebars, without a helmet, and sustained a skull fracture, facial lacerations requiring stitches, and a severe concussion? He’s one week into healing and has no sense of smell or taste, a constant headache, discouragement, and the possibility of losing his job. Thank you 🙂
Linnea,
Will do…those are scary injuries.
Linnea,
Definitely praying for Steve. I’ve had a serious bike accident in the past myself, and if I didn’t have my helmet on I would not be here now. My helmet was pretty beat up.
Praying for his recovery.
praying for the fella who landed on his head – it is no joke – crashing on your bike
as the mother of a cat 2 bicycle racer, wear your helmets no matter how good you are or where you are
Praying for Steve’s recovery.
Bicycle safety advocate myself. Praying for a complete and speedy recovery for Steve, and for his friends and family as they minister to him.
Thank you all so much for your prayers for Steve– I’ll let him know that you are praying for him…
That is terrible Linnea. Praying for Steve.
I had another dental appointment yesterday and all went well. The major stuff is upcoming but I’m thankful for what God has allowed me to do to this point.
Thank you, E– so glad your appointment went well and that you are encouraged 🙂