Here’s
a prayer of petition and intercession from John van de Laar at Sacredise.com.
Prayer
(inspired by events in
Genesis 12-18)
Long
before the change of name,
before
the first signs of new life
showed
the beginnings of promises fulfilled,
You
asked Abram to make his home among foreigners,
and
share the blessing that was to come.
And
now, O God, you ask the same faith of us:
The
faith to count ourselves among the least,
to
find our place alongside the poor and broken;
The
faith to trust in your mercy and your promises,
and
to share what we have received;
The
faith to wait expectantly for your reign of justice and equity,
together
with those who most need its gifts.
Teach
us to be children of Abram, sharers of the blessings we enjoy:
The
blessing of plenty shared with those who have need,
The
blessing of healing shared with those who are sick and wounded,
The
blessing of joy shared with those who celebrate
and
of tears shared with those who grieve,
The
blessing of friendship shared with those who are excluded,
and
of solidarity with those who fight injustice,
The
blessing of peace shared with those in conflict,
and
of confrontation shared with those who bring harm;
And
in some small way, may our faith and our sharing,
help
to bring your promises into being
in
our world.
Amen.
~
written by John van de Laar and posted on Sacredise. http://sacredise.com/prayers/type/intercession/children-of-abram/
