Light for my Darkness - John 8:12-20

 
Father
You are our light and our salvation (Ps 27:1)
We need light so that we don’t get lost
We need light so that we don’t stumble
We need light so that we are not afraid
Thank you for guiding our paths
Thank you for shining life into us
Please make us light shiners
For your glory alone
Amen

Let's talk about life (part 1) - John 3:1-15

Father,
Thank you that we can enter the Kingdom of God
Thank you, that when we believe, we are given eternal life
Thank you that we are loved by you
Thank you that we are not condemned by you
But instead saved by you.
Help us to come increasingly into the light
To hate the darkness
To hate the evil and wicked things that dwell in our hearts
To love the light
To do what is true
Amen

A light and a lamp - Psalm 119:105-112 - #YearoftheBible1

Our loving heavenly Father
You have promised to keep us safe and to light our way in a world of dangers
You have promised to give us direction so that our lives might not be wasted
But we are deeply afflicted
The wicked have laid snares for us
And often we feel like we are lost.
We seek your word to us
We seek the safety of your rules
We seek to stay within your precepts
We seek the joy of your testimonies
And we incline our hearts to perform your statues forever
Amen

Lighthouse
Philippians 2:12-18 

Father, enable us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling,
Knowing that you work in us for your good pleasure.
Keep our mouths free from grumbling and questioning.
Make us to be blameless, innocent and without blemish.
As we remember that we are children of God,
Shining light into this dark world.
Keep us holding fast to the word of life.
Holding out the word of life.
Straining to the day of Christ
Rejoicing in our salvation.
Amen

 

Seeing vs Sight: John 9:1-41

Father, your Son is the light of the world

Shine your light into the darkest recesses of our hearts that we may see the Son,

That we may believe in the Son of Man.

Make us who are blind to our blindness, see

Even as you make those who appear to see, blind.

Light in a Dark Place - John 8:12

Father

Thank you that Jesus is the light in a world of night.

Though we walk in the darkness of death

You offer us the light of life.

May we flee to the light.

  Seek the light

  Love the light

  Live by the light

And let light shine from us

Amen

O God, I want light. My life is darkness.

Forgive me for living a life as if you are not there

Forgive my rebellion and wickedness

Give me light.

Give me life.

Give me Jesus.

Give me your Holy Spirit.

Give me eternity with you.

Amen

Advent Confession

O promised Christ:

We are a sinful people;

Our pardon depends upon your grace.

We are a world in darkness;

Our light depends upon your word.

We are a world in death;

Our existence depends upon your life.

We are a world under wrath;

Our salvation depends upon your mercy.

We are a world at war;

Our peace depends upon your coming.

We are full of good intentions but unable to do them.

We make promises to ourselves in the moments of strength that we do not keep in the moments of weakness.

We are intentionally and wilfully rebellious.

We do not regard sin as serious or Christ as precious.

Forgive us we pray.

Forgive us most of all our self-sufficiency

That we do not long for relationship with you;

We do not long for a messiah or a father;

And we do not look for salvation.

Forgive us we pray.

You have come in humility, suffering and death.

And you are coming again in power and victory.

And so we live, waiting,

looking backwards towards the manger and the cross.

And looking forwards to the day when

Our hope will become sight

Our darkness, light

Our tears, joy

Our death, life

And our sin defeated by your grace.

Come, Lord Jesus come.

Amen.