Here’s
a prayer of petition from the Peninsula
Covenant Church website. The
original version was written by Ted Loder.
Prayer of Petition: Teach Me Your Ways
Teach
me Your ways, Lord,
that
I may come down from my heights
and
be open to the same Spirit
who
moved over the face of the waters in the first day of creation
and
moves also over the chaos of this time
to
fashion a day like this,
a
world like ours,
a
life like mine,
a
kingdom acting as leaven in the bread of earth.
And
make me aware of the miracles of life,
of
warm and cold,
of
starkness and order,
of
screaming wind and impenetrable silences,
and
of the unfathomable mystery of amazing grace
in
which I am kept.
Teach
me Your ways, Lord,
that
I may praise You
for
all the surprising, ingenious ways You bless me,
and
for all the wondrous gifts You give me,
along
with all the pain and joy I sustain.
Teach
me Your ways, Lord,
that
I may accept my own talent openly,
nurture
it hopefully,
develop
it faithfully,
and
give it freely.
Teach
me Your ways, Lord,
that
I may love Your kindness
and
practice it toward the hungry of the world,
the
poor and sick, and oppressed,
that
I may learn the healing humility that comes from You.
Teach
me Your ways, Lord,
so
that my heart is flooded with Your mercy—
emptying
it of what makes it firmly opposed to Your ways,
so
that it beats more in rhythm with You
and
pounds greatly for Your kingdom. Amen.
~
modified from “Teach Me Your Ways” by Ted Loder (Guerillas of Grace). Posted
on Peninsula Covenant Church website.
http://wearepcc.com/
