Sex is Life: or is it? John 4:1-26

Our loving Heavenly Father
Jesus offers us living water
With the woman we ask, “Give us this water.”
Become in us a spring, welling up to eternal life.
Keep us from deflecting when you challenge our sin
May we grasp the glory that Jesus is the Messiah king

And may we invite our friends to come and see.
Amen

David and Goliath - 1 Samuel 17

 

Father so many defy the living God.
They hurl their contempt at this people
And scorn the name of the king.
But your king takes this reproach in weakness and humility.
He goes to death.
He brings us life.
In weakness and in scorn he saves his people.
May we worship the king.

He is not a tame lion - 1 Samuel 3:19-7:2

Father we treat you as a pet to be coddled and discarded.

We treat you as a lucky charm in the midst of our life battles.

We desire your presence and your deliverance but not your exclusive demand for our worship.

May we know something of your greatness.

May we bow to your sovereign rule over all the gods of our hearts.

May we not dismiss their behaviour as unlike our own

But instead reflect on our fickle hearts and our feeble love.

And like Samuel may we treasure you alone…

Ephesians 6:5-9

Our Father

Up ahead is a day when we will see.

We will see you.

And then we will know that reality is larger than what we see now.

Help us to see who we labour for.

Help us to see what really matters.

Help us to see ourselves truly.

And live in your presence as we work.

That you may be glorified.

Amen 

Eyes for you Alone

Father

You have blessed me with money.

You have burdened me with money.            

My wicked heart is drawn to comfort and pleasure rather than to you.

Take from me the love of wealth,

And give me a heart radically turned towards you,

Deeply in love with you,

With eyes for you alone.

Amen

From Luke 18:18-30