Here’s a prayer inspired by Revelation 21. It was
written by Christine Jerrett and posted on her blog (see link below).
Prayer:
A God who makes all
things new
(inspired
by a reading of Revelation 21)
Living God,
Maker of heaven and earth,
we come into your presence
and we know ourselves to be recipients of
great and wonderful gifts —
the earth, the sky, the waters —
given to us here in such abundance and beauty.
We lead enormously privileged lives.
Don’t let our comfort blind us to the newness
you are making in our midst —
a newness that is taking us in directions
we would not choose on our own;
a newness that moves our safe horizons
out beyond what we can control.
This much does not change:
You are our God; we are your people,
bound to you by the love of Jesus Christ
and by the call of your Holy Spirit.
Faithful God, hold us deep in that truth
even as you move us into your new creation.
Creating and re-creating God,
take us in our uncertainties
and make us new.
We pray in the name of your Son,
who has gone ahead of us into your new future
and who beckons us follow. Amen.
