A
prayer of invocation, confession and commitment inspired by Mark 10:51. It comes from the Baptist Union of Great Britain website.
Prayer of Invocation:
Open Our Eyes!
(inspired by Mark
10:51)
“’Teacher,’ the blind
man said, ‘I want to see!” Mark 10:51
Lord
God, our Provider.
We
worship you as the one who meets our needs,
who
grants our daily bread,
who
restores our humanity.
We
worship you as the God who knows human need from experience,
who
knows want, and thirst and humiliation.
And
we worship you as your people,
in
a world where wealth is mixed with poverty;
where
we have all we need, but don’t know how to share.
Where
want, and hunger and thirst and humiliation are hidden
from
those with the power to offer challenge and bring change.
So,
open our eyes.
Not
only that we learn sad facts about the world.
But
open the eyes of our heart,
that
we may feel our place in this world, as your people.
Where
there is need,
teach
us to learn where our wealth lies, and help us to give.
Where
there is injustice,
teach
us to learn the causes, and help us to fight.
Where
there is brokenness,
teach
us to learn of our own brokenness, and help us to bring wholeness.
Help
us to look to you,
that
we neither remain ignorant of the world,
nor
lose ourselves in despair at its brokenness.
Show
us how to worship you,
the
crucified God,
the
risen God,
the
God who provides.
Help
us to carry our cross,
to
accept your gift of new life,
to
bring that gift to others.
~
from the Baptist Union of Great Britain website.
http://www.baptist.org.uk/
