Heavenly Father,
Thank you for giving us the grace of faith. We know we do not live by sight but by faith. You have rescued us from lies and delivered us into your Truth. Thank you for the delight that has overcome our fears so can reside in your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
When we see Jesus in the Gospels we are getting to look into what angels had longed to see and your prophets foretold. Oh Lord grant us the grace of living full into this mystery revealed! Christ in us — the hope of glory.
Come Holy Spirit Come.
Too often our days do not seem all that glorious. So Lord, Help us love you with all our minds, all our hearts, and all our strength in the course of our daily rhythms: making meals, washing dishes, cleaning spaces, folding laundry, taking up our work, setting our work down, and loving the people closest to us and our neighbours.
Grant us the courage required to be curious about people and inquisitive without judgment. May truth flow from our faces, our speech, and our actions because you are close. May we boldly proclaim your victory over death and offer your invitation to life through faith in Jesus.
Oh Lord grant us perseverance as a church to continue holding space for each other in service and in care. Give us wisdom to plan for the future restart of in-person ministry in the UBC campus community and across our city. May Jesus be lifted up among us!
Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one;
for yours is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever.
Amen.
This prayer was part of the Origin Church Weekend Broadcast on 12 March 2021.