Pastoral Prayer: Transform Us

Here’s a beautiful prayer of intercession and commitment.  It was written by Terri, and posted on RevGalBlogPals.

Sunday Prayer

Holy and Gracious God
We give you thanks for the gift of life
for the gift of your Son
for the gift of the Holy Spirit

Lead us through the trials
the suffering and sorrow
the challenges and struggles
the tired times and dark places

Be with those who weep
or cannot sleep
who have no peace
who seek release

Lead us
with grace
with love
with peace

Fill us
with hope
with patience
with stamina

Transform us
in your image
in your Son
in your Name

Transform us
to grow
to understand
to see

Transform us
that we
can be
made whole

And in wholeness
may we
be
the hands and heart of Christ.

Amen.

— written by Terri (2009) and posted on the RevGalBlogPals website.  

For other prayers on this blog, see the Scriptural Prayer Index at the upper right side of the page.