A Prayer for the Body of Christ

A Prayer for the Body of Christ

April Boycik is a former student of mine and a lifelong friend. Her prayerful response to my posts on intercultural ministry, with her permission, is posted below.

"Lord,

Let me plug in and serve together with whom you would have me serve, as you would, where you would...

Realizing my brothers and sisters, different from me culturally, politically, educationally are all called according to your purpose, too.

Together, we make the body.

Sepearate, we are but amputees."

Christ All-Sufficient

Christ All-Sufficient

The following Puritan Prayer from The Valley of Vision reminds us of the glorious grace of Christ.

All thy lovingkindness is in thy Son,
I bring him to thee in the arms of faith,
I urge his saving name as the one who died for me.
I plead his blood to pay my debts of wrong.

Accept his worthiness for my unworthiness,
His sinlessness for my transgressions,
His purity for my uncleanness,
His sincerity for my guile,
His truth for my deceits,
His meekness for my pride,
His constancy for my backslidings,
His love for my enmity,
His fullness for my emptiness,
His faithfulness for my treachery,
His obedience for my lawlessness,
His glory for my shame,
His devotedness for my waywardness,
His holy life for my unchaste ways,
His righteousness for my dead works,
His death for my life.

God All-Sufficient

God All-Sufficient

The following prayer is from The Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers.

"O Lord of Grace,
The world is before this day,
And I am weak and fearful,
but I look to You for strength;

If I venture forth alone I stumble and fall,
but on the Beloved's arms I am firm as the eternal hills.

Be my arm to support,
My strength to stand,
My light to see,
My feet to run,
My shield to protect,
My sword to repel,
My sun to warm.