Opening Prayer
(inspired by John
20:19-31)
God,
we are in a liminal space,
one
where chaos and disorder have confused our lives,
yet
one where we also find time to rest and receive your peace.
We
sit with the disciples behind our locked doors and wait in fear,
and
when you appear,
we
are given a spirit of peace only you can give.
Hold
us in your grace this morning,
offering
us the same hopeful word you offered those frightened disciples
that
Easter evening so many years ago.
We
pray this all in the name of your son,
our
Risen Savior, Jesus Christ,
who
taught us all to pray, saying: Our Father…
