Prayer for Courage
Here’s a prayer
from Henri J.M. Nouwen. It came to mind
when reading through Luke 4: 21-30, where Jesus is driven out of town after
preaching in the synagogue.
A Prayer for Courage
God, give me
the courage to be revolutionary,
as your Son
Jesus Christ was.
Give me the
courage to loosen myself from this world.
Teach me to
stand up free and to shun no criticism.
God, it is for
your kingdom.
Make me free,
make me poor in
this world.
Then I will be
rich in the real world,
which is what
life is all about.
God, thank you
for the vision of the future,
but make it
fact and not just theory.
~ Henri J.M.
Nouwen
