[I'm experimenting with a new style of blogging today...leading a prayer on a blog. I hope it's encouraging to you.]
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.
Romans 12:1
Dear Father,
As we begin another year with You, we pause to reflect on Your glory and goodness. Thank you for giving us breath of life for another year; actually, this day...this hour...this moment is all we have, and for it we are grateful.
Please forgive us for debating the logistics of worship (John 4~style) instead of concerning ourselves with your radiant glory, and your abundant goodness to us. Thank you that worship is all about you, and make us aware of the times when we are tempted to make it about us.
God, help us to become true living sacrifices of worship. We long to worship you in spirit and in truth every moment of our lives, in addition to the 70 minutes in which we gather as a body on Sunday mornings. Open our eyes to the daily opportunities for worship...to the little deaths we can continually experience as we place others first...to the hymns of praise we can sing while driving down the parkway...to the smiles & gratitude we can give at the coffee shop...to the mercy we show to those who offend us...may all of our moments rise up as an offering of praise to you. And as we worship you, we will experience the transformation of our character more and more to be like your Son.
Your mercies, new every morning, are our daily provision, and we survive only upon them. The steadfastness of your love is our sustenance.
We praise you, We love you, we thank you.
In Jesus' Name we pray, Amen.
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