Heavenly Father,
We rejoice in you and your tender mercy towards us. You have called us out from darkness into the joyful and vibrant glory of your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We lack any good reasons in ourselves to merit the grace we live in today. So our genuine response is to say Thank you. Thank you Jesus!
Thank you for inhabiting flesh in the womb of Mary.
Thank you for inhabiting flesh in the form of a servant.
Thank you for inhabiting flesh on the Cross and in the Tomb.
Thank you for inhabiting flesh on the Resurrection morning.
Thank you for ascending with flesh to the right hand of the Father to intercede for us!
Thank you! There is hope for us Lord! And it’s You!
Now we are inhabited by You!
Now we inhabit your Kingdom!
You have called us to be with you even at the gates of Hell — they will not prevail against us. So we plead with you to do it again Lord. Draw out dear children for yourself from the darkness and bring them into the Kingdom of the Son you love.
May your Spirit fortify us with grace and truth.
May the wind of your Spirit blow through our lives so that you may be known. We thank you for our brothers and sisters gathering today across the world. Specifically we pray for the Point at SFU and for uVillage in Burquitlam. May their roots grow deep in you and their fellowship with each other be filled with sincere love.
We pray for our friends in Athens, Greece and ask you to protect them from the evil one. Grant the new believers more joy and more healing as they live into the affection you are showing them in Christ. Oh, Lord bring love and justice to the streets as they walk together there.
We seek your Kingdom with them, so we pray today as Jesus teaches 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.