PRAYER
FOR AND ASSURANCE OF GRACE
God,
you have called us to be the church,
part
of a single body with many parts, working together to advance the
Kingdom.
You
have called us to be united in our diversity,
not
all the same, not always agreeing, but still working for a common
goal.
But
if we are totally honest...
we
sometimes do diversity better than unity, sometimes we divide
ourselves into camps.
We
proclaim, “I follow Luther” or Calvin or the Pope or Wesley,
or
I am United, or Lutheran, or Presbyterian, Evangelical or Progressive
Each
thinking that our way is the right way, or the best way, or even the
only way.
And
too often quick to point out the flaws of other ways.
For
those times we divide the Body of Christ, when we break the unity we
are called to build up,
forgive
us, lead us to repair and rebuild the broken body.
...time
of silent prayer...
Here is Good News: Though
we are good at building walls God is good at tearing them down.
The
church may seem divided but Christ is not divided.
God
calls us to share our gifts as part of a larger whole, God is at work
building a unified Kingdom and God keeps inviting us along for the
ride.
In
grace our divisions are overcome and we are called to be the church.
Thanks
be to God. Amen.
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