Prayer of Thanksgiving: Proper 13A


We give you all thanks and praise, O God,
for you offer us the banquet that feeds us abundantly
and fills us with your presence.

You strove against the darkness and chaos,
and you prevailed,
bringing forth creation in all its miraculous abundance.
You challenged your servant, Jacob, face to face
and gave him your blessing and promise.
From his family you formed your covenant people,
in whom your glory, your law, and your worship
were revealed to the world.

But now, in these last days,
your Messiah, Jesus, has emerged from among them,
bringing your compassion and healing to all.
Though he was cursed and cut off for the sake of his people,
you raised him from death.
Now in him you offer food for our deepest hunger,
and it is in holding tight to him
that we see your face and receive your blessing.

Therefore, with our hearts lifted high,
we offer you thanks and praise at all times
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

— Copyright © 2002 Nathan Nettleton LaughingBird.net  He has another version of this prayer suitable for use at the celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Visit his site for many more good resources based on the lectionary texts for each week.

For other worship resources related to the scripture texts for July 31, 2011 (the seventh Sunday after Pentecost), click on Proper 13A in the list of “Labels” at the lower right side of the page. 


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