Thursday, June 23, 2011

A Prayer for Thursday, June 23, 2011

“So Do Not Be Afraid”

Help us, O God, to be confident rather than afraid.

Help us to be confident in thinking what needs to be thought, in believing what needs to be believed, in saying what needs to be said, and in doing what needs to be done; help us not to be afraid of thinking, believing, saying, and doing what we must.

Help us to be confident in your perspective, mercy and justice; help us not to be afraid of people’s lack of perspective, mercy and justice.

Help us to be confident in your gracious provision and care that extends to us in ways that we cannot see and have a hard time even imagining; help us not to be afraid of personal pain and loss in a way that betrays a lack of trust in your dependable if mysterious providence.

Help us, O God, to be confident rather than afraid.

Amen.

“So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.” (Matthew 10:26-31)

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