Here’s
a prayer of adoration and confession from Roddy Hamilton, Minister of New
Kilpatrick Church. It was inspired by Saul’s encounter with Jesus on the road
to Damascus.
Prayer
of Adoration and Confession
(inspired by Acts 9:
1-6)
You
break in, O God,
on
the road
you
break in, O God,
exactly
the way we do not believe
you
break in, O God,
and
change everything
Why
are your stories never mundane
Why
can you not just leave us alone
and
go and transform somewhere else
that
is not as certain and sure of you
You
just disrupt us and cause anxiety
We
are not people of change
You
break in, O God
with
a call
you
break in, O God
with
an invitation
you
break in, O God
with
the truth
Why
do you wait for us to respond
and
never give up?
Why
do you speak into our souls
the
truth of how we live?
Why
do you keep goading us, provoking us
disturbing
us with the truth?
You
break in, O God
with
a new realm
You
break in, O God
with
a new world
You
break in, O God
with
your intent for the future
You
always are a challenge to us
and
we dream of that realm of yours we speak of so often
but
what disturbs us most is how you want to get there
through
us, your partners and companions,
with
space enough for everyone
even
those who persecute you
by
doing nothing
God,
break in again
and
call us to be your workers
God,
break in again
and
use the gifts we are to build your realm
God,
break in again
and
change our world once more.
So
be it
Amen
~
written by Rev. Roddy Hamilton, Minister of New Kilpatrick Church. Posted
on the Church of Scotland’s Starters for Sunday website.
http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/worship/starters_for_sunday/
