"in prayer we open our hearts to God..." - Karl Rahner
A Collection of Prayers
I have written and offered many of the following prayers in worship services throughout my years as Associate Pastor for Cornerstone, the contemporary worship community at Highland Park United Methodist Church.
Some of the prayers below are ones that others have offered at various times and places that have inspired me and said to God what I was unable to put into my own words. I offer all of them now to you and hope that through them you will find comfort, guidance, and, most of all, connection with God.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Of Faith
It is by your will, O God, that we walk by faith and not by sight amid the mysteries of your creation. Increase our faith in you, that in the midst of the things that pass our understanding we may never doubt your love and providing care.
Meditation for Worship (The New Union Prayer Book)
I have always found prayer difficult. So often it seems like a fruitless game of hide-and-seek where we seek and God hides...Yet I cannot leave prayer alone for long. My need drives me to Him. And I have a feeling that He has His own reasons for hiding Himself, and that finally all my seeking will prove infinitely worthwhile.
And I am not sure what I mean by 'finding'. Some days my very seeking seems a kind of 'finding'. And, of course, if 'finding' means the end of 'seeking', it were better to go on seeking.
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